Israel has urged its citizens not to travel to Uman and to leave Ukraine immediately due to combat operations and the threat of missile strikes across the country.
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Israel urges citizens not to travel to Uman and leave Ukraine due to war
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Zelensky Appoints Hryhorii Halahan First Deputy Head of SBU Special Operations Center “A”
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Hryhorii Halahan as the First Deputy Head of the Special Operations Center "A" of the SBU.
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Priest oversees property removal as congregation switches allegiance from Moscow to Kyiv near Rivne.
43/ But this may be easier said than done. When a congregation near Rivne decided to switch their allegiance from Moscow to Kyiv, a supervising priest from the UOC-MP turned up to oversee the removal of property from the church building.
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Russian army destroys churches and burns Ukrainian Bibles in Irpin
41/ For their part, the Russian army has not spared churches in their war on Ukraine, destroying them indiscriminately in mass artillery bombardments. In Irpin near Kyiv, Russian soldiers piled Ukrainian-language Bibles on the street and burned them.
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Public suspicion leads to attacks on priests and churches in Lviv
40/ Public suspicion has nonetheless led to ugly incidents. In Lviv a priest had green dye poured over him during a Sunday liturgy, another was pulled out of his church by angry Ukrainians and at least one ROC-affiliated church has been set on fire.
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Ukrainian priests: few collaboration cases, individual problem, no convictions yet
39/ But the scale of possible collaboration shouldn't be exaggerated: the Ukrainians say that only a few priests are among the 1,400 current collaboration cases and no clergy have been convicted yet. They also say it's a problem with individuals rather than the instutution.
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Monks explain war as God’s plan, avoid criticizing Russia
36/ Even after the start of the invasion, the monks reportedly "explain the war by saying that it is God’s plan, but not the plan of the Russian Army". Interviewed in June by the New York Times, they declined to criticise Russia for shelling the monastery.
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Russian Orthodox priest arrested for spying at Hostomel airport
37/ Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian Orthodox clergy have come under suspicion of being Russian spies. A priest was arrested at Hostomel airport near Kyiv in February on suspicion of gathering sensitive information for the Russians.
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Monastery reputed most pro-Russian, subordinated to separatist Donetsk clergy
35/ Prior to the war, the monastery had the reputation of being the most pro-Russian of Ukraine's major religious sites. Its leadership subordinated itself to a senior clergyman in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.
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Russian forces capture Sviatohirsk Lavra, shelling kills monks
34/ The 15th century Sviatohirsk Lavra on the Siverskyi Donets river, captured recently by Russian forces, illustrates the divisions caused by the war. The monastery has been damaged by Russian shelling, killing at least four monks, priests or nuns. https://t.co/OtPSX1AZeV
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 25 juillet 202234/ The 15th century Sviatohirsk Lavra on the Siverskyi Donets river, captured recently by Russian forces, illustrates the divisions caused by the war. The monastery has been damaged by Russian shelling, killing at least four monks, priests or nuns.