Filaret congratulates Zelensky calling him "example of indomitable spirit"

Filaret Denysenko. Photo: the UOC-KP press service

On January 25, 2026, on the 48th birthday of Volodymyr Zelensky, the head of the UOC-KP Filaret Denysenko congratulated him on his birthday.

Filaret assured that Zelenskyy's activity as president "is an example of courage and indomitable spirit."

According to him, the UOC-KP prays daily for God to "grant him wisdom in making state decisions".

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that, according to Filaret, Zelenskyy forbade Epifaniy to send him into exile.

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