Zelensky and his wife take part in prayer for Ukraine at St. Shia Cathedral

That’s according to the president’s press service, Ukrinform reports.

The joint prayer for Ukraine was proclaimed by representatives of churches and religious organizations: Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Epiphanius, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Cathic Church Sviatoslav, Bish of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese of the Roman Cathic Church in Ukraine Vital, Senior Bish of the Ukrainian Church of the Christian Faith of Evangelical Christians Anat Kozachok, President of the Ukrainian Bible Society Hryhorii Komendant, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine Yaakov Dov Bleich, Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Ayder Rustemov, and Head of the All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Valerii Antoniuk.

They prayed for the Ukrainian state and its defenders, congratulated Ukraine on the 33rd anniversary of its independence, and wished it victory over the enemy.

On his Facebook page, Zelensky shared a video of the joint prayer held at St. Shia Cathedral.

“Today we are praying for our state and the sdiers who defend it, for the Ukrainian victory,” he emphasized.

As reported by Ukrinform, on Saturday, August 24, Ukraine celebrates the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of independence.