Over a hundred UOC worshippers in Boyarka pray in front of a seized church
Prayer in the open air. Photo: t.me/dozor_kozak1
On May 14, 2023, in Boyarka, Kyiv region, more than a hundred parishioners of the UOC prayed in the open air in front of the seized St. Michael's Church, reports the Telegram channel "DOZOR on Kozak 1".
Several people came to the temple seized by the OCU. Armed militants stood at the entrance.
As reported, on May 6, 2023, in Boyarka, Kyiv region, OCU raiders seized the UOC temple by cutting off the locks on the temple doors. One of the direct participants in the seizure of the church was the head of the Boyarka Town Council.
During the seizure of the UOC church, the rector of St. Michael's Church and his wife were attacked: the mother was hospitalized with arm and leg injuries.
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