“Fascinating exhibitions”: Visitors invited to seized UOC cathedral
Local social media groups in Chernihiv are promoting exhibitions at Transfiguration Cathedral, emphasizing that it is "no longer an active church."
On October 19, 2026, it emerged that local social media groups in Chernihiv were advertising exhibitions at Transfiguration Cathedral, which the state had taken away from the UOC community, Pershyi Kozatskyi Telegram channel reports.
The posts invite visitors to explore "fascinating exhibitions," while specifically pointing out that the historic cathedral is "no longer an active church."
Previously, UOC clergy and parishioners regularly held services at the cathedral. Now, promotional posts present it as an exhibition venue.
Pershyi Kozatskyi criticized both the use of the sacred site for exhibitions and the tone of the posts, which portray the end of religious services there as a positive development.
As the UOJ previously reported, a Ukrainian man in Zinkiv was sued over donations to a UOC church.
