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“According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 820/2022 “On decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of December 1, 2022 “On certain aspects of the activities of religious organizations in Ukraine and the application of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)”, by a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

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On December 26, Metropolitan of the UOC-MP Pavel Lebed complained to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky that churches in the Lavra were being taken away from his pro-Russian church, in particular, from January 1, it was forbidden to hold services in the Assumption Cathedral and the Refectory Church, which were rented from the church.

On November 22, the SBU conducted searches in the Lavra, as well as in many other premises of the churches of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine over the next week. In the Lavra, investigators found pro-Russian literature, millions of cash and " In other churches of the UOC-MP, a lot of pro-Russian literature was also found, in which, in particular, the right of Ukraine to statehood is denied.. After that, the National Security and Defense Council instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to submit to the Verkhovna Rada a bill on a ban on activities in Ukraine related to Russia of the UOC-MP. On the same day, President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed personal sanctions against some representatives of religious organizations affiliated with centers of influence in the Russian Federation..

Read about what the security forces were looking for and (not) found in the UOC-MP in the article by Ekaterina Shchetkina “Bring out the saints!