Local party prevents the construction of churches of the UOC in Kiev

March 28, 2016. In an interview with Gazeta.ua the journalist Lana Samohvalova revealed why the Ukrainian Orthodox Church does not receive land for church construction in Kiev.

During the interview, the journalist said that no land allocation is performed in Kiev, as it is strictly monitored by political party “Svoboda”. ‘Authorities in Kiev do not allocate land to the UOC MP any more. It is strictly monitored by “Svoboda”, and not only,’- said Samohvalova.

According to her, this information was received from the former spokesman of ‘Svoboda’, Yuri Sirotyuk. ‘Yuri Sirotyuk confessed to me that the allocation of land is blocked in Kyiv City Council.’