According to TASS, several thousand people have already gathered on the square. People from different regions of Ukraine in columns continue to arrive at the cathedral.

It is reported that in the area of ​​the event security measures are strengthened. Before entering the Sofia area, believers are checked with metal detectors.

On the eve of the Verkhovna Rada held a rally against the "unifying cathedral."

It is expected that the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will take part in the cathedral.