Ukrainian Orthodox Church, accused of being linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, faces eviction from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine

Belivers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (commonly referred to as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate) pray outside a church building during a service in the area of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine on 29 March 2023, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hunders believers attended the service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, accused of being linked to Moscow. Reserve "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" terminates the lease agreement with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church accused of being linked to the Moscow Patriarchate, with the demand to move out of the monastery by 29 March, as local media reported.