Media show video of OCU raiders storming the altar in Blahodatne

OCU raiders in the altar of the UOC church in Blahodatne searching for the antimins. Photo: Dozor

OCU raiders in the altar of the UOC church in Blahodatne searching for the antimins. Photo: Dozor

On the morning of March 12, 2025, a group of OCU raiders stormed the Dormition Church of the UOC in the village of Blahodatne, Cherkasy region. The Dozor Telegram channel published a video showing them entering the altar.

The OCU representatives broke the locks and forced their way into the church.

"Serial OCU raider Nazarii Zasansky, who took part in the bloody brawl at the cathedral, climbed into the altar. Under the sound of a siren, the thief rummages through the Holy of Holies, searching for the antimins," Dozor commented on the footage from inside the church.

As previously reported by the UOJ, at 5:30 a.m. on March 12, 2025, a group of OCU raiders stormed the Dormition Church of the UOC in Blahodatne, Cherkasy region, and seized the sanctuary.

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