Upper Lavra court hearing postponed
The Northern Commercial Court of Appeal in Kyiv has postponed the hearing on the Upper Lavra churches until November 12.
The Northern Commercial Court of Appeal in Kyiv held another hearing in the case concerning the right to use the churches of the Upper Lavra. Following the proceedings, the court adjourned the case until November 12, 2026, at 12:30 p.m., UOC attorney Archpriest Nikita Chekman reported on Telegram.
The legal dispute over the monastery brotherhood's right to use the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church has been ongoing since 2023. Radical activists have regularly attended hearings in the Upper Lavra case, putting pressure on UOC believers and the monastery's lawyers.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Ministry of Culture had pledged to speed up the seizure of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the UOC.
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