Patriarch Bartholomew meets with children of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has met with Ukrainian children whose parents died in Donbas, Ukraine's Consul General in Istanbul Oleksandr Gaman has reported on Twitter.

"Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has met with Ukrainian children whose parents died in Donbas, protecting our land. A paternalistically warm and pleasant meeting. Of course, every child received a gift from His All Holiness," the diplomat wrote.

Gaman also posted a video of this meeting in Istanbul.

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