About 400,000 Muslim believers gathered in the Russian capital Moscow on Friday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, Moslenta reported.

The figure was announced by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia: about 180,000 worshipers gathered in and around the Cathedral Mosque, Moscow’s main mosque, just for morning prayers.

According to the latest population census, 14 million Muslim believers live in Russia, which is about 10% of the country’s population.

Russian ethnic and religious minorities have drawn international attention after they were one of the main targets of recruitment by the Russian military for the war in Ukraine.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, announced on the second day of the war that he had mobilized 10,000 fighters in Grozny, the capital of his Caucasian republic.

Eid al-Fitr is one of the holiest holidays in the Islamic calendar. At the beginning of the first day of the holiday, Muslims participate in a special prayer at the mosque, and children receive new clothes and monetary gifts during this three-day holiday.

This year, Ramadan began on March 23.