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January 12, 2019 – The state began to gradually shift from intimidation of believers to repression against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church[note]Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) is an autonomous orthodox Church with headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine.[/note]. This was said by Archbishop Theodosius of Boyarka on January 10 in an interview with the portal Orthodoxy.Ru. “From searches and interrogations they have turned […]

January 11, 2019 – According to the Union of Orthodox Journalists, Protopriest Alexander Bakhov, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)[note]Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) is an autonomous orthodox Church with headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine. [/note] Legal Department, asserts that the Ukrainian Culture Minister Yevgeny Nishchuk’s statements that icons have been stolen from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra[note]Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is […]

January 10, 2019 – The vicar of Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra[note] Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is an ancient Orthodox monastery that was established in the 11th century.[/note] Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl made an announcement today in a video message posted on the monastery’s Youtube channel. Metropolitan Pavel called untrue a statement voiced by the former director of the National Kiev-Pechersk […]

January 6, 2019 – the Right Sector[note]The Right Sector is an alliance of ultra-nationalist groups set up November 2013 becoming the most radical wing of Ukraine’s Maidan protest movement. It Is infamous also for forceful church seizures and attacks on Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).[/note] in Chernigov announced on social media that the time has come for the parishioners of […]

January 3, 2019 – Vladimir Legoyda[note] Vladimir Legoyda is the head of Synodal Department (the Russian Orthodox Church) for Church Relations with the society and the Media.[/note] informs that, according to sources in Ukraine, the local customs has denied the entry of Patriarch Kirill’s Nativity epistles[note]Nativity epistle is a traditional annual festive message of Patriarch Kirill delivered and read each […]