Police begin detaining believers at the entrance to the Lavra
The police near the entrance to the monastery detain the believers. Photo: screenshot t.me/pravoslavie
On July 6, 2023, police began detaining believers near the entrance to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
A video released by the UOJ shows how several policemen armed with machine guns forcibly detained a young man and took him away in an unknown direction.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the police used force against the defenders of the Lavra.
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