The war in Ukraine is moving to a new plane

The Russian-Ukrainian war is moving into a new dimension in Ukraine — a new front of struggle has opened — a religious one.

Christmas service in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Ukrainian in 2023

The government of Ukraine has not extended the lease agreement for the Kyiv Lavra for the Russian Orthodox Church for 2023.

Thus, for the first time in several centuries, a church service in the Ukrainian language is held in the center of Orthodoxy in Ukraine.