More than a million appeals of UOC believers brought to President’s Office
Parishioners of the UOC at the walls of the President's Office. Photo: UOJ
On April 1, 2021, the believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church brought an appeal to Vladimir Zelensky regarding the persecution of their Church, which was signed by more than 1,063,000 people, to the Office of the President in Kyiv.
Members of communities from different eparchies of the UOC, including Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne and Sarny, brought signatures to Kyiv.
A representative of the President's Office came out to the believers and invited them to bring boxes with letters for registration.
"1Kozak" provides live coverage of the event:
Earlier, the UOJ published the text of the appeal of the UOC believers to the President regarding the persecution of their Church.
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