Police begin detaining believers at the entrance to the Lavra
The police near the entrance to the monastery detain the believers. Photo: screenshot t.me/pravoslavie
On July 6, 2023, police began detaining believers near the entrance to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
A video released by the UOJ shows how several policemen armed with machine guns forcibly detained a young man and took him away in an unknown direction.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the police used force against the defenders of the Lavra.
Read also
Greece signs memorandum on protection of Jerusalem Patriarchate's shrines
Next week, the Greek Parliament will ratify a document on the protection of the cultural heritage of the Jerusalem Patriarchate.
Greek bishop calls imposition of same-sex marriage a threat
Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythera urged families to become a “domestic church” amid threats to the Christian family in Greek laws and school curricula.
Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Budapest for opening of Orthodox center
The Ecumenical Patriarch has arrived in Hungary, where he will preside over the consecration of the Orthodox center "Phanarion."
OCU raiders stage attack on seized church in Kyiv, media
OCU "hierarch" Serhiy Horobtsov published a provocative post online regarding St. John's Church in Bykivnia seized by his people.