100K Attend Moscow Relic Procession

About 100,000 people participated in the All-Russian Cross Procession, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Consensus

Approximately 100,000 participants took part in the Moscow-wide procession.
The procession started at Christ the Savior Cathedral.
The route included Prечистenksaya and Frunzenskaya embankments and Hamovnichesky Val.
The final destination was the gates of the Novodevichy Monastery.
The procession covered a distance of about 6.5 km.
Moscow police, along with representatives of other agencies, ensured the safety of the event.
The relics of Prince Dmitry Donskoy were carried during the procession, along with icons of All Saints of Moscow and the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God.

Restoration work began in July at the Archangel Cathedral due to floor subsidence and threat of tomb destruction; the sarcophagus of Dmitry Donskoy showed cracks, and the relics were confirmed by patriarchal blessing after being opened. — kommersant
After the procession, the relics will be displayed at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior until September 20, and part of them were sent to the main church of the Russian Armed Forces in the Patriot Park in Moscow Oblast. — kommersant
The Russian Orthodox Church called for sending the relics to the area of the Special Military Operation. — kommersant