A group of priests of the UOC-Moscow Patriarchate unsuccessfully tried to penetrate today into the territory of the Military Academy of Odessa.

According to the adherents of the MP, they intended to perform a festive divine service in the church of St. Cyril and Methodius, located in the main building of the military university.

Naturally, no one on the territory of the military facility did not let them in - in full accordance with the Charters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, notes the Duma.

The visit of the representatives of the UOC-MP to the Military Academy can be explained simply: now the educational institution hosts basic training of the chaplains of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, which supports the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, among them, of course, there is no.

Meanwhile, the church of Cyril and Methodius immediately after the restoration in 2005 was used only by the UOC-MP. Believers of other denominations were not admitted there. The situation did not change even after the outbreak of the war, for which the command of the university was repeatedly criticized.

Yesterday, participants of the basic course of chaplains representing the UOC-Kyiv Patriarchate offered the rector of the church archpriest Sergius Dmitriev to open the premises and celebrate with them the liturgy. He flatly refused and left the school to return with a support group. However, the military saw in this visit a provocation and did not allow the priests to continue the checkpoint.

In the Odessa exarchate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church "Dumskaya" reported that their chaplains in the events on the territory of the Military Academy did not participate.

"Representatives of the Kyiv Patriarchate offered us to participate in the joint liturgy, but we, fearing provocations, recalled their people. At the same time, it must be stated that the existence of a temple of one denomination in a military educational institution is completely illegal. In Ukraine, the church is separated from the state, and representatives of different religions and religions serve in the Armed Forces, and all of them should have the opportunity to receive spiritual support, "the UGCC representative told us..