Category Archives: Ukraine

Case opened against local deputy for inciting enmity against canonical Ukrainian Church in Zolochev

interference by State, Ukraine

September 10, 2020. Criminal proceedings have been opened against a Deputy of the Lvov Provincial Council at the request of the family of Fr. Maxim Yoenko, a cleric of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Zolochev who has continually faced harassment from civil and schismatic representatives. The Zolochev police launched a pre-trial investigation on September 3 into the statements and […]

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In Kyiv several armed ATO fighters beat up a UOC priest

physical assault, Ukraine

September 5, 2020. In the evening, September 4, 2020, several armed ATO fighters near the NewWay mall in Kyiv beat a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reports Vesti. According to media reports, the victim received very serious injuries as a result of the attack. Despite this, the priest refused to write a statement to the police against the offenders, saying that “God is […]

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Children’s shop run by UOC parishioner attacked in Zolochiv

physical assault, Ukraine

August 15, 2020. On the night of August 15, 2020, in Zolochiv, Lviv region, unknown persons attacked a children’s shop belonging to a parishioner of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Representatives of the local community of the UOC reported the incident to the UOJ, providing photographs from the scene of the incident. In the morning, the owner of the children’s goods shop discovered […]

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