On August 2, 2022, celebrations dedicated to the Prophet Elijah's Day were held in the center of Moscow. This date also marked the 92nd anniversary of Russian Airborne Force. Prophet Elijah is revered as the heavenly patron of the Russian paratroopers. 

After the Divine Liturgy, celebrated in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, a show by the General V. Margelov Ryazan Higher Airborne Troops Academy cadets was held in the Red square, followed by an open-air concert named "For my Russia".

The tradition of celebrating the "Elijah's Day" goes back to the XVI-XVII centuries. It was interrupted after the October Revolution of 1917 and revived in 2003 with the approval of the RF President.  Besides, August 2 is the day when the Soviet Airborne Force was born in 1930. Therefore, on this day, serving and veteran paratroopers come to the Church in Ilyinka to honor their Heavenly Patron - Elijah the Prophet of God. They then join the clergy in the Cross Procession along the most ancient street in Moscow and on to the main square of the capital.