Police disperse balaclava-wearing column outside Lavra
A column of nationalists in front of the Lavra. Photo: a video screenshot from the UOC Telegram channel
Police dispersed a column of nationalists who had gathered near the walls of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, reports a UOJ correspondent.
A video shows a column of nationalists lined up near Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. After some time, they were dispersed by police. Some of the activists dispersed on their own.
As reported, the pagan staged a provocation at the Lavra, shouting: "Long live Satan."
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