on the eve of the radiant resurrection of Christ, despising the danger of being infected COVID-19, Ukraine, late yesterday evening came to 130 thousand adherents of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. In the past year to hear the joyful shouts of “Christ is risen!” volunteered 7 and a half million Ukrainian parishioners, this number also includes the faithful of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (which received the Tomos from Istanbul) and the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Representatives of the last two denominations in 2020 decided not to tempt fate and chose to observe worship in the mode-line.
ptsu, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, received the Holy fire from Jerusalem on Sunday morning. As have informed “MK”, Russian Orthodox was lucky as much more, they met precious cargo last night. In ptsu decided to save money on air Charter, having released funds for the purchase of medicines and medical equipment for the treatment of patients with coronavirus. “To the rescue” competitors of the Russian Orthodox Church came… the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky. The Boeing 767 owned by billionaire UIA (Ukraine International airlines), albeit with a delay, but was taken to the Borispol lamp with the Holy fire. He was immediately taken to the Easter morning service in St. Michael’s Cathedral.
Services in the cathedrals and churches of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate, as reported on the website of the President of Ukraine, passed without the usual influx of parishioners, if not behind closed doors. However, in the nineteen religious buildings of the 13 regions was not without crowds of people in churches, and many were without masks. Most of such violations were recorded in Donetsk region (where even opened criminal proceedings), and in the Zaporozhye, Rovno and Chernigov areas. The police had on this occasion to make three protocols. By the way, Chernihiv and Donetsk regions (directly bordering with the Russian Federation) as at 19 APR patients COVID-19 less than in other Ukrainian regions.
the good news: the press service of the UOC-MP has denied yesterday’s rumors of the infection of coronavirus, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onuphrius and Chancellor of the UOC Metropolitan of Boryspil and Brovarsky Anthony. Last yesterday met at the International airport “Borispol” Charter with Holy fire.
