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Raiders seize UOC church in Stari Bezradychi village, Kiev region
DECR Communication Service, 09/04/2025
On April 8th, the OCU activists seized the Holy Dormition Church in Stari Bezradychi village, Kiev region. Involved in the seizure was the secretary of the OCU Pereyaslav and Vyshneve diocese, “hegumen” Viktor Kozak, the Union of Orthodox Journalists reports.
A community clean-up on church grounds is to take place on April 10th, and the first “divine service” is scheduled for April 13th.
Earlier, on June 8th, 2024, residents of Stari Bezradychi village voted to join the OCU, and on July 31st, the Holy Dormition parish was officially transferred to the schismatics’ jurisdiction. It was not reported if the local religious community of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church had taken part in the vote.
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