In the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation, the number of religious communities has been halved, and OCU parishes have been completely destroyed — Novaya Gazeta Europa

In the territories of four regions of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation, the number of religious communities has more than halved, from 1,967 organizations to 902, Novaya Gazeta Europe found out. The publication notes that organizations that are not subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate were the first to suffer. For example, the number of parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) that were later incorporated into the Russian Orth…

Hundreds of churches in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine have been destroyed or closed, Orthodoxy has been turned into a propaganda tool, and dissenting priests are tortured, killed or forced to flee. It is becoming more and more difficult to maintain neutrality: “cooperation” with the occupation authorities is becoming a condition for the survival of church ministers. Novaya Gazeta Europe talks about how religion became a hostage to the “R…