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February 8, 2018. The Security Service of Ukraine initiated an administrative case against cleric of the Vinnitsa Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Doctor of Theology Hieromonk Ioann (Kurmoyarov), who posted a card in Facebook depicting St. George ribbon on May 9, 2017. Fr. John explained that he had posted an image of the card on his Facebook […]

February 3, 2018. In Sikhov residential area in Lviv, the church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church  (Moscow Patriarchate)  of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles was set on fire by radical activists. The fire destroyed the roof lining, a 100-square-meter wood covering, the floor and the church implements. In connection with the incident, Archbishop Filaret of Lviv and Galicia stated that it was […]

10 January, 2017. On Wednesday night, the Holy Protection Church of the city of Chernomorsk, Odessa region, was robbed and desecrated, the Odessa diocese informs. Attackers penetrated through the backdoor. The criminals hijacked all the donation boxes and, probably seeing that they did not have the expected amount of money, began to destroy everything in the temple and altar. In […]

January 9, 2017. Unknown painted in red commemorative plaques installed on the walls of the Transfiguration Church in Chernigov (Ukraine). This is reported by TASS with reference to the head of the subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada on tourism, resorts and recreation Anna Romanova. “The Transfiguration Cathedral, the oldest Orthodox church in Eastern Europe, the cathedral is almost 1000 [years],” […]

January 10, 2018. Nearly 30 persons in balaclavas from the ultra-right organization S14 (Sich) blocked the entrance to the caves of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and blocked the barrier, reports ”Hromadske”. “There were verbal skirmishes and a small scuffle. The protestors let a few cars enter, which, according to them, do not belong to the Lavra’s employees,” the correspondent […]