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Ukrainian Police Search Russian Orthodox Churches, Homes Of Priests


Ukrainian police have searched several Russian Orthodox churches and the homes of Russian Orthodox priests in several cities, amid growing tensions over the fate of Ukraine’s competing Orthodox faiths.

The searches occurred in Kyiv and the nearby Zhytomyr region on December 3 and were part of a criminal investigation into inciting hatred and violence, according to a police statement.

A police spokeswoman told Agence-France Presse that security services were searching homes of priests who are loyal to the Russian branch of the Orthodox Church.

The Russian Orthodox Church said a day earlier that more than 20 Orthodox priests had been summoned for …read more

Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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