The Ukrainian Church has the right to its place among the churches. The representative of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Metropolitan of Gallic Emmanuel in a speech on the occasion of the 1030th anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus-Ukraine noted that the Ukrainian church and its guides are entitled to their place among the churches. "The Ecumenical Patriarch can not remain blind and deaf to appeals, which have been repeated for more than a quarter of a century," stressed Metropolitan Emmanuel. "The children of the Ukrainian Church and its guides have the right to their place among the Churches," he added.. He also added that the Mother Church had already made a decision on April 20 - to begin the procedure for granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

*** The procession for the United Local Church passed calmly. In the capital The religious procession for the United Local Church and on the occasion of the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Kievan Rus passed calmly. This was told by the Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Oleksandr Fatsevich, the press service of the law enforcement agency. It is noted that more than a thousand buses with believers arrived in Kyiv from the regions. Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church took part in today's events. According to Alexander Fatsevich, the police provided road safety during the movement of groups from regions. It is reported that all of them arrived in Kiev without incident or violation.

*** Details on the death of a Latvian citizen in the zone of environmental protection became known. In the zone of the Operation of the United Forces in the Donbass, a Latvian citizen was killed, a fighter with the call sign "Ronin". He was also called "Friend Latvian", a fighter 72 OMBr. before the 72nd brigade fought in the 54 OMBR and in the "Right Sector". "Ronin" blew up on an enemy shell near the village of Novoluganskoye.

*** Police detained the leader and killer of one of the largest criminal organizations in Ukraine. Two residents of the Dnepropetrovsk region are suspected of attempted murder and involvement in a criminal drug group, said First Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Vyacheslav Abroskin.

*** Writer Vladimir Voinovich dies. In Russia, on the 86th year of his life the famous writer, the playwright and poet Vladimir Voinovich died.. Voinovich is the author of a number of famous works: "Life and extraordinary adventures of the soldier Ivan Chonkin", "Moscow 2042" and "Portrait against the background of the world". In 1980, he was expelled from the USSR, as well as deprived of citizenship, which he returned only in 1990. Voinovich took an active part in human rights and dissident activities, until the last days he made statements on topical political issues.