With a hammer and a chisel: in Vyshhorod, OCU supporters seize UOC church
Supporters of the OCU breaking the door of the UOC temple in Vyshhorod. Photo: UOJ
On 5 September 2023, OCU adherents raided the Sts Boris and Gleb Church of the UOC in Vyshhorod.
Representatives of Dumenko's structure used a hammer and a chisel to break down the doors of the UOC church. At the same time, as can be seen in the video, the police did not prevent them from committing an offence.
As earlier reported, in Bila Tserkva clerics of the OCU, supported by the authorities, destroyed the doors to the cathedral with a sledgehammer, a crowbar, a grinder and a chainsaw and seized the building.
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