In the days before Orthodox Easter in Soviet times, one Ukrainian historical researcher recalls children being lined up, their hands inspected for signs of forbidden dye. Teachers were searching for ...

In Ukraine, the most land-mined country in the world, restaurants are selling bread for Orthodox Easter using wheat from recently demined farmland. Proceeds fund the clearing of more fields. Today is ...

Ukraine has urged Russia to extend a ceasefire it announced for Orthodox Easter this weekend and restart talks to end the war, ⁠but civilians on the streets of Kyiv and Moscow doubt it would lead to ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect on Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told The Associated ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a ...

Today is Orthodox Easter Sunday. In Ukraine, most of the population is celebrating the holiday. And as NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us, families are sharing a fluffy bread called paska made this year ...