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Bethlehem Peace Light Arrives in Kyiv as Rail Delivery Begins Across Ukraine

The annual scout tradition is being carried by Ukrzaliznytsia for a fifth year to communities across the country.

Overview

  • Ukrzaliznytsia said the Bethlehem Peace Light has been delivered to Kyiv and is now being routed nationwide by train.
  • The railway described its routes as a quick and safe way to bring the flame to communities that wish to receive it.
  • This year is the fifth consecutive season that the state rail operator is transporting the light for distribution.
  • In Lviv region, the light was first handed to families of fallen service members, according to the regional administration.
  • Plast scouts in Lviv lit lamps at Lychakiv Cemetery, including at the grave of Yevheniya Bazylevych and her daughters Yaryna, Daryna, and Emiliya, who were killed in a Russian strike.