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Ukraine Strips Orthodox Leader of Citizenship, Alleging Links to Moscow

  • Ukrainian authorities have stripped Metropolitan Onufriy of his citizenship, citing alleged ties to Moscow and its support for the war against Ukraine.
  • The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has faced scrutiny as investigations against its priests have increased, with some accused of assisting the Russian invasion.
  • Onufriy denies maintaining connections with Moscow, claiming his church severed ties in May 2022.
  • Onufriy is the seventh UOC leader to lose citizenship, raising concerns about religious freedom from international watchdogs.
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The fight against Orthodoxy in Ukraine has reached its peak, said the Russian Foreign Ministry's envoy for the crimes of the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Ukraine expatriates the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This exacerbates Kiev's campaign against the allegedly more moscautious Great Church.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the termination of Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan MP Onufriy (Orest Berezovsky) of the UOC.

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The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, has terminated Ukrainian citizenship of Orest Berezovsky, a minor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UPC) of Onufriy, reported to the Security Service of Ukraine.

·Riga, Latvia
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ТСН.ua broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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