Lawyer Nikita Chekman provides details of searches at Vvedensky Monastery

Vvedensky Monastery in Kyiv. Photo: inok.info

On September 18, 2024, the lawyer for the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, priest Nikita Chekman, provided details about the searches at the Vvedensky Monastery in Kyiv.

In a video posted on a Telegram channel, the priest reported that six searches were being conducted at the Vvedensky Monastery as part of different criminal cases.

He also mentioned that a team of lawyers is already working on-site.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that the SBU had arrived with searches at the Saint-Vvedensky Monastery in Kyiv.

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