“Miriane” opens seven more regional offices
Prayer standing at the Verkhovna Rada on 15.06.21, organized by the "Miriane" movement. Photo: pravoslavie.ru
On August 19, 2021, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered 7 more regional offices of the NGO “Miriane”, reports the organization on its Telegram channel.
In particular, five regional offices have been opened: Vinnytsia (headed by Alexander Karpenko), Transcarpathian (Igor Mishko), Zaporizhzhia (Lyubov Cherepakha-Volkova), Kirovohrad (Alexander Dubina), and Khmelnytsky (Rostislav Maksymiv).
There are also two regional subdivisions registered: in Kamianske in the Dnepropetrovsk region (headed by Elena Kiryan) and Shepetivka in the Khmelnytsky region (Sergey Ivanchuk).
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