Prayer service at the monument to Volodymyr the Great

December 30, 2003, Kyiv.

In the video: representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, believers, arrival of politicians at the monument to Volodymyr the Great; preparation for the celebrations, comments in Russian; politicians approach the monument, headed by Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, next to him Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and Chairman of the Kyiv City Council Oleksandr Omelchenko, carrying flowers to the monument; speech by representatives of the clergy, a speech by Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), prayer service (in Russian); conversation between Viktor Yanukovych and Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan); views of Kyiv; pilgrims kiss the hands of Metropolitan Volodymyr.