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Ukrainian Orthodox worshippers gather in Kyiv monastery as eviction looms

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Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church defied an eviction order. Tensions over the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) at the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have risen since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Kyiv accuses the UOC of maintaining ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has supported Moscow's invasion.

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Times of India

Kyiv: Ukrainian Orthodox worshippers gather in Kyiv monastery as eviction looms

Europe News: Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has been ordered to vacate Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery by the end of Wednesday by the Ukrainian government. The gove

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Ukraine war: Orthodox clerics say they will not leave Kyiv monastery

Ukraine suspects some of Ukraine's Orthodox Church's top clergy have ties with Russia's Orthodox Church.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Ukrainian Orthodox worshippers gather in Kyiv monastery as eviction looms

By Anna Voitenko and Max Hunder KYIV - Hundreds of worshippers gathered at a Kyiv monastery on Wednesday for what could be the last service their branch of the Orthodox Church holds there because it faces eviction following allegations it has links to Moscow. Against the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has been ordered by the government to leave

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Kyiv monks accused of Russia links refuse eviction order

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Orthodox monks who've been ordered out of a monastery in Kyiv refused to leave on Wednesday, as a deadline to vacate the complex expired. The dispute over the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site , is part of a wider religious conflict playing out in parallel with the war.

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Orthodox monks refuse to leave Kyiv monastery

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Hindustan Times

Orthodox monks in Kyiv monastery accused of Russia links refuse eviction order

The government claims that the monks violated their lease by making alterations to the historic site and other technical infractions. The monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dispute this, calling the claims a pretext.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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