The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, came forward to appeal, "If you are not afraid of death, you will be invincible!", trying to block the large number of Russians who have fled to avoid the conscription.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a "partial mobilization order" on the 21st and recruited 300,000 troops. As soon as the news came out, a large number of Russians "fleeing to escape" have always publicly supported Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision, Russia Patriarch Kirill, the Patriarch and Bishop of the Orthodox Church, appealed to the people in his sermons that those who have "true faith" will not fear death, and even claim that "if you are not afraid of death, you will be invincible!"

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Kirill has always expressed his support for this aggression, and even made false statements many times to cover up the various atrocities committed by the Russian army on the battlefield.

On the 21st, Kirill held a sermon in the Zachatyevsky Monastery in Moscow for the birthday of the Virgin Mary, but unexpectedly expressed his views on the Russian-Ukrainian war again in the middle.

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According to Kirill, a person becomes truly "invincible" when he is no longer afraid of death. "It is the fear of death that drives the warriors to leave the battlefield, the weak to betray, and brothers to turn against each other. But true faith , be able to remove the fear of death, and bravely fulfill your military duty! Remember that if you die for your country, you will be in heaven with God, in glory and eternal life.”

After Putin issued a local mobilization order, anti-war demonstrations broke out in at least 38 cities in Russia, which led to a large number of people fleeing abroad overnight in order to avoid conscription. The price of a one-way ticket from Moscow to a foreign country has even soared to more than £10,000 (about NT$344,000).

Kirill, 75, has been a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin for many years. In addition to supporting the aggression against Ukraine, he has constantly claimed that the origin of the war is the conflict between Western countries and Russia, the Russians and Ukrainians He belongs to the same nation in history and should stand together in solidarity against those Western countries. His remarks made the United Kingdom put him on the sanctions list against Russia in June this year.

Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Kirill has often expressed his support for the aggression in his sermons, and even made many false statements.

(European News Agency)

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, 75, has been a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin for many years.

(Reuters)