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(RNS) — In March, Metropolitan Tikhon was seen at Putin's side as the president made his first visit to Crimea since full-scale war broke out between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be trying to temper expectations of significant Russian advances around Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Putin claimed in an interview on Russian state television on October 15 that Russian forces are conducting an “active
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Russian Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov), appointed head of the Crimean Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church, has compared occupied Crimea with Kolyma [during the mass repressions of 1932-1954, correctional labour camps with particularly difficult living and working conditions were located in Kolyma in the far east of Russia - ed.
Ukrainian forces hold out against intense Russian assault --- with 3 battalions, warplanes, and tanks --- on Avdiivka in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.