Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the Kyivan Metropolis, founded since the Baptism of Kyivan Rus (988) by St. Prince Volodymyr the Great.

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⚖️The head of DESS, Viktor Yelenskyi, has acknowledged that the ECtHR may rule in favour of the UOC.

'And if the ECtHR determines that this concerns the article guaranteeing freedom of conscience, then it may issue such a ruling', says the state official.
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❗️The government of Ukraine has decided to create a ‘Ukrainian National Pantheon’ on the territory of an Orthodox shrine, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The Lavra has been a place of incessant prayer, monastic feat, and repose of holy God-pleasers for nearly a thousand years. That is why the decision to locate a state memorial complex on its territory has sparked a broad public response and debate.
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🇫🇷The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Ukraine, Mr Gaël Veyssière, has visited the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour in Odesa.

He was met by the assistant rector of the church, Archpriest Myroslav Vdodovych.
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😢Sts Peter and Paul Church was damaged by a Russian drone attack upon Snovsk, Chernihiv region.

It is noted that Russian troops hit the territory of a local graveyard, where the church is located.
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❗️The UOC exists as a fully independent Church, which is in communion with other Local Churches — Archbishop Sylvester.

The Rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary analyses the most typical attempts to deny the independent status of our Church.
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😢The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi District has been damaged by a large-scale bombardment of the city.

Windows in the church were broken, and damage was done to icons, the altar part, walls, doors, and window frames.
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☦️A memorial service for the victims of an attack upon Kyiv was performed at the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary.

The service was led by Archimandrite Volodymyr (Tsipino).
The Kyiv Theological Schools express condolences to the relatives and loved ones of the victims.
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😢The Church Complex of Saint Sergius of Radonezh in Kyiv was damaged by a Russian bombardment.

As a result of the bombardment, windows were broken, and the façade of the church and parish buildings was damaged.
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📹The Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Zakitne, Donetsk region, was damaged by a Russian attack.

The enemy used a UAV for the attack, dropping a munition with an incendiary substance onto the roofing.
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😢The Annunciation Church in Trostianets, Diocese of Sumy, was damaged by a Russian attack.

The church is an architectural monument of local importance, built in 1749.
Despite the wartime trials, the community keeps taking care of the shrine.
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😢The Church of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple in the village of Vodianske, Donetsk region, was damaged by Russian attacks.

As a result of enemy bombardments, the building of the church burned down from inside.
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😢A church of the Diocese of Kherson has been completely destroyed as a result of a Russian bombardment.

On 26 June, during a bombardment of the village of Darivka, Kherson region, two projectiles hit the local Church of Saints Boris and Gleb.
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☦️The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church has greeted His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy on his name day.

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije also assures of his prayers for the entire suffering Ukrainian Orthodox Church and for the pacification of disturbed hearts.
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☦️The Primate of the Macedonian Orthodox Church has greeted His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy on his name day.

Archbishop Stephen wishes the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church God’s help in his further Primatial ministry and notes his spiritual steadfastness.
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☦️Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has sent greetings to His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the occasion of his name day.

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☦️Metropolitan Serhiy has greeted His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy on his name day on behalf of the entire Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

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⚖️A measure of restraint has been chosen for a state official who threatened to evict the monks from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

Nighttime house arrest has been imposed on Rostyslav Karandieiev, former acting Minister of Culture of Ukraine.
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🚨Criminal proceedings have been opened concerning another fighter against the UOC.

Bohdan Oryshchenko, known as ‘magician Belial’, earlier organised blasphemous rallies at the walls of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. He is presently suspected of fraud.
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