DESS announces date of first court hearing against Kyiv Metropolis of UOC

V. Yelensky. Photo: DESS Facebook

V. Yelensky. Photo: DESS Facebook

A court hearing in the case on the termination of the religious organization "Kyiv Metropolis of the UOC" will be held in the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal in Kyiv on September 30, 2025.

The DESS site reports that by the decision of the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal dated September 3, 2025, proceedings have been opened in case No. 855/11/25 based on the administrative lawsuit of the Service against the religious organization "Kyiv Metropolis of the UOC".

Earlier, the UOJ reported that DESS filed a lawsuit against the Kyiv Metropolis of the UOC.

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