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# Kyiv Court Rejects UOC Monastery’s Appeal in Upper Lavra Dispute
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/kyiv-court-rejects-uoc-monasterys-appeal-in-upper-lavra-dispute/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:51:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-13T20:51:20.000Z
- Description: The Kyiv court rejected the UOC monastery’s appeal concerning two Upper Lavra churches, but its lawyers plan to challenge the ruling.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Lawyer Nikita Chekman, UOC, Ukraine Schism, Ukraine, Church seizures

**KYIV —** As shared by lawyer [Nikita Chekman](https://t.me/nikita%5Fchekman/1245) on Telegram, the Northern Economic Court of Appeal in Kyiv has dismissed an appeal filed by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) monastery at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in a dispute over access to the Assumption Cathedral and Refectory Church in the monastery’s Upper Lavra.

The court [rejected the monastery’s complaint](https://spzh.eu/ua/news/97058-sud-vidkhiliv-apeljatsiju-monastirja-upts-u-spravi-verkhnoji-lavri.html) in a case concerning the removal of obstacles to its use of the two churches. Chekman said the defense team is awaiting the full text of the ruling and plans to file a cassation appeal. “The fight continues!” he said, thanking the faithful for their prayers and support, as well as his legal colleagues for their work.

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According to Chekman, 17 lawyers participated in defending the monastery and its brotherhood. Despite the latest ruling, the legal proceedings are continuing, with the monastery preparing to challenge the decision before a higher court.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/lavra-director-calls-for-kyiv-monastery-to-become-a-ukrainian-vatican/) that the Lavra director called for the Kyiv monastery to become a Ukrainian Vatican.