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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luiza Ilie

DARK SECRETS: Orthodox monks welcome ukrainian refugees to medieval monastery | Rare Historical Photos

Reuters

When Svetlana and her family from the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine reached the snow-covered Putna monastery in the rolling hills of northeastern Romania, they had been on the road for four days.

The monks living at the remote 15th-century Romanian Orthodox monastery, a pilgrimage site that sits in a valley covered in dense forest, have opened its doors to people like Svetlana who have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries in their millions since Russia began its invasion on 24 February.

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