In Borodianka, supporters of OCU seize Archangel Michael temple at night
Church of the Archangel Michael in Borodianka. Photo: ukrinform.ua
In the night of November 20, representatives of the OCU seized the UOC church dedicated to Archangel Michael in Borodyanka, Kyiv Oblast, according to the Telegram channel "Dozor on 'Pershy Kozatsky'".
According to available information, on the night of November 20, a cleric of the OCU came to the Archangel Michael UOC church in Borodianka. He brought along with him a group of people in military uniforms who rushed to storm the sanctuary.
While the parishioners were praying in their church, the raiders from the structure of Dumenko cut the locks on the doors, and, as reported by "Dozor on 'Pershy Kozatsky'", "a massacre began in which the police assisted the invaders.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that on July 9, 2023, in Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast, supporters of the OCU held a meeting of the territorial community and transferred the temple of St. Archangel Michael to the OCU.
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