“Supporters of the“ transition to the PCU ”in the presence of law enforcement officers cut off the seal from the entrance to the St. George’s Church and broke down the door. The community led by the head priest tried to protect their property, but the raiders took advantage of the numerical advantage and the believers were forced to retreat, ”the report says.
According to the Volyn diocese of the UOC, the attackers demanded the priest to vacate all the premises within three days.
Earlier it was reported about an arson of a church of the UOC of the Voznesensky diocese in the Nikolaev area.
The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill stated that the schism taking place in Ukraine, the seizure of temples and violence are contrary to the will of God.