The Ministry of Defense announced that the Church of the Armed Forces had to be opened to everyone a day earlier due to the large number of parishioners

The Temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Patriot Park near Moscow was opened to everyone a day earlier than planned due to the large number of parishioners. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

It was assumed that the temple would be opened for parishioners and visitors on June 25 after the Victory Parade on June 24.

“In a few hours of work (the work of what or whom, it is not specified - note by Meduza), about three thousand cars lined up in the parking lot of the unique museum complex,” the agency cites an explanation from the military department.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the temple was visited by "more than 10 thousand residents of Moscow and the Moscow region."

• The temple and the museum complex in Patriot Park were opened on June 22. According to Interfax, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Patriarch Kirill took part in the ceremony. The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated the temple on June 14 and announced that he would be its rector.
• The temple has been under construction since 2018. It was assumed that the construction would go to private donations, but as Znak.com found out in early 2020, they cover only half the cost. It was possible to collect about three billion rubles, another three billion were allocated from the budgets of Moscow and the Moscow region.