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East Ukraine marks Epiphany despite war divide / 36UL9FU
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Ukrainians have largely moved away from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) -- which sits under the Moscow Patriarchate -- since the invasion, with a majority now following a Kyiv-led Church that adheres to a different calendar. But some still celebrate Epiphany on January 19, including followers of the UOC, threatened with a ban over its links with Moscow. Some indulge in the traditional icy plunge, jumping from a monastery in Ukraine's Sviatogirsk into a murky river that has marked the front line for much of 2022 before a Ukrainian counter-offensive. "Locals are not afraid," says Ruslan Zdelnik as he emerges from the freezing water in Ukraine's Sviatogirsk. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES