The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

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But according to Russian state media, he’s been handed a poisoned chalice: front-line command of a notorious battalion of ex-prisoners that has suffered massive casualties in Ukraine.

Asked why she and other Ukrainian people choose to keep living under Russian occupation instead of fleeing, the woman paused for a moment. “I don’t know how to explain the feeling,” she said.