Reserve head assumes Lavra parishioners can be dispersed with water jets
Illustrative photo of a police water cannon. Photo: theatlantic
Maxym Ostapenko, Acting Director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve, did not rule out the possibility of dispersing Lavra believers, who have been protecting the buildings from their forceful seizure by officials, with water cannons. He announced this in the comments on his Facebook page.
To the question of one of the commentators, “Is it definitely impossible to disperse them from a fire hose with water?”, Ostapenko replied: “Probably, the time has come.”
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that according to Ostapenko, unknown people provoke pro-Ukrainian monks in the Lavra.
Read also
Roman Catholic priest brutally beaten during his last Mass in Northern Ireland
The police are investigating the incident as an attempted murder.
UOC Chancellor criticizes "church revolutionaries"
Metropolitan Antony believes that such “progressive enlighteners” are driven not by genuine concern for the Church and the people but by worldly ideology and political expediency.
Ternopil region official tried for transferring land to Pochaiv Lavra
An official from the Ternopil region was fined 68,000 UAH for registering the property of the Pochaiv Lavra in favor of the UOC monastery.
Maliuk reports how many cases SBU opened against UOC priests
According to the head of the SBU, 170 cases have been opened, 100 suspicions have been issued, and 31 sentences have been announced.
Court opens case on UOJ lawsuit over website blocking in Bulgaria
The Kyiv District Administrative Court accepted for consideration the case against the national center regarding the illegal blocking of the Bulgarian website of the UOJ.