Footage shows empty seized cathedral in Cherkasy on Easter
Only about a dozen people attended the Easter service held by the OCU in the Cherkasy cathedral taken from the UOC.
The Easter “service” of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the St. Michael’s Cathedral in Cherkasy – previously seized from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) – took place almost without a congregation. Screenshots from the livestream, published by the Pershyi Kozatskyi outlet, show that only about ten people were present inside the cathedral.
Easter Photo:
Easter service in the Cherkasy cathedral after it was seized by the OCU. Photo: Press Service of the Cherkasy Eparchy
For comparison, journalists presented photos from the UOC’s Easter service in 2024, held in the same cathedral prior to its seizure. Those images show hundreds of worshippers gathered for the celebration.
Easter service of the UOC in the Cherkasy Cathedral before the seizure by the OCU. Photo: Press Service of the Cherkasy Diocese
Earlier, the UOJ published a report from the seized churches of the UOC.
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