Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Kirill (Gundyaev) “blessed” the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Hackers hacked into the website of Kirill's Podvorie residence in Peredelkino and published a previously released video of Valeriy Zaluzny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, praying for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

“Help us, O God, our Savior, and deliver us, for the glory of Your name, and may the words spoken by Moses be fulfilled on us: be bold, stand firm and see salvation from the Lord, for the Lord fights for us. Glory to Ukraine! "

In April 2022, hackers from the Anonymous group announced that they had hacked the website of the charitable wing of the Russian Orthodox Church. It featured an Appeal to the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church, condemning the actions of Patriarch Kirill, who supported the war in Ukraine.