A famous missionary gifted an icon with a piece St George’s relics to Strelkov

The icon of St George the Trophy-Bearer with a piece of this saint’s relics was delivered to Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk Ihor Strelkov.

The holy item, gifted by a famous missionary and rector of several churches in Moscow, hegumen Serhiy Rybko, was delivered by Ihor Strelkov’s ancient friend Oleksandr Kravchenko, reported Interfax with a reference to Russkaya vesna website.

“Being inspired by the feat of Strelkov and his adherents, he (Father Serhiy) found these relics, as it is cruial to find relics of St. George,” Kravchenko said.

He also expressed hope that the spiritual sword of St George would clean the way of the brave ‘Novorussia’ troops.