20,000 believers of UOC near Rada and Office of President: aerial footage
Prayer standing of UOC believers in Kyiv, 15.06.21. Photo: UOJ
On June 15, 2021, over 20 thousand believers came to the Verkhovna Rada and the Office of the President with a demand to stop the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The UOJ has prepared an exclusive video showing today's event in the Ukrainian capital from the air.
As reported, the initiator of the prayer action in Kyiv was the public union "Miriane", which prepared two bills aimed to protect the rights of UOC believers and abolish discriminatory legislative norms. On June 15, thousands of believers gathered near the Verkhovna Rada to stand in prayer and hand over the bills to the people's deputies. From the parliament, a many-thousand column went in a cross procession to the Office of the President, where the appeal of the UOC believers was also handed over to the OP official.
The UOJ broadcast the events live.
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