In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE


              A Russian-speaking churchgoer receives communion at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
            
              Priest Alexander Zarkesher leads Easter services at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
            
              Russian-speaking expats attend Easter services at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
            
              Russian-speaking expats prepare to have their Easter baskets blessed by a priest at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
            
              A Russian-speaking expat celebrating Easter lights a candle at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE