Epifaniy joins "prophets of war" choir in Ukraine

Epifaniy sprinkles Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: pomisna.info

On January 24, 2022, the head of the schismatic OCU, Epifaniy Dumenko, issued an appeal in which he called for a response to “hostile rhetoric and actions of the Russian Federation” and “blessed” the Ukrainians, the army and the state to resist the aggressor. The text of the appeal is posted on the OCU website.

“The concentration of Russian troops on the borders of our state, the dissemination of information about the plans of the aggressor to launch an invasion, other hostile statements and actions of the leaders of Russia call for our response,” the appeal, filled with militaristic rhetoric, says.

“Now that we have a renewed and combat-ready army, the strong support of allies among the democratic countries worldwide, we are able to successfully resist the attacker and destroy his plans,” Dumenko continued.

The head of the schismatic OCU thanked the United States, European countries and all allies "for their support, diplomatic, economic and military assistance" and called on Ukrainians to unite in the face of an external threat.

Epifaniy said that on January 30, his “priests” would additionally read special prayers for Ukraine in churches.

Meanwhile, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholics, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, also warned his flock that “the enemy is on the doorstep,” and the other day, the bishops of the UGCC in the United States said that the Russian Federation had pulled 100,000 people to the border with Ukraine in recent days.

At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities say the opposite. The head of the National Security and Defense Council said that he sees no grounds for alleging a full-scale attack on our country and stated that Ukraine cannot “commit a sin” and return the occupied territories of Donbas by military means. In his turn, Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal added that “you should not listen to the media that disperse disinformation.”

As the UOJ reported, Patriarch Theodore thanked the OCU "for allegiance to the second patriarchate."

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