Ministry of Culture’s commission seals Lavra’s Building 69
Police near Building 69 of the Lavra. Photo: t.me/upc_news
On July 6, 2023, representatives of the commission of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine sealed the 69th building of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the UOC telegram channel reports.
Representatives of the commission, in the presence of law enforcement agencies, sealed the entrance to the 69th building of the Lavra, which houses monastic workshops and a church furniture store.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that law enforcement officers blocked Building 69 of the Kyiv Lavra.
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