Earlier Thursday, the Union of Orthodox Journalists announced reports that the Lavra had been mined. Law enforcement arrived at the scene. Parishioners were not allowed to enter. After the check for the presence of explosives was completed, the believers were allowed to enter the territory of the Lavra.
Recall that the cycle of the conflict around the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra began with the fact that Kiev announced the termination of the rental agreement with the monastery and ordered the expulsion of all monks and clergy from there.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has approached the relevant international structures with a request for verification of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities regarding the persecution of the UOC. Previously, a draft law on its effective ban on the territory of the country was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament. Sanctions were imposed against some members of the clergy. The Security Service of Ukraine, looking for evidence of “anti-Ukrainian activities”, initiates criminal proceedings and conducts searches in the homes of bishops and priests, in churches and monasteries.
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