Footage shows empty seized cathedral in Cherkasy on Easter
Easter “service” of the OCU in the UOC cathedral seized in Cherkasy. Photo: Pershyi Kozatskyi
The Easter “service” of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the St. Michael’s Cathedral in Cherkasy – previously seized from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) – took place almost without a congregation. Screenshots from the livestream, published by the Pershyi Kozatskyi outlet, show that only about ten people were present inside the cathedral.
Easter service in the Cherkasy cathedral after it was seized by the OCU. Photo: Press Service of the Cherkasy Eparchy
For comparison, journalists presented photos from the UOC’s Easter service in 2024, held in the same cathedral prior to its seizure. Those images show hundreds of worshippers gathered for the celebration.
Earlier, the UOJ published a report from the seized churches of the UOC.
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