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7 January 2023

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy and Ukrainian believers attend a Christmas service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine 7 January 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius for the first time conducts the Christmas liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine recommended that the National Reserve ''Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra'' not to renew the agreement with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate for the lease of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church in the Upper Lavra, the term of which expired on 1 January, 2023, according to local media. According to Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko, the commission for the acceptance and transfer of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state completed its work on January 5, as local media reported.

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7 January 2023

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy speaks during a Christmas service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine 7 January 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius for the first time conducts the Christmas liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine recommended that the National Reserve ''Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra'' not to renew the agreement with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate for the lease of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church in the Upper Lavra, the term of which expired on 1 January, 2023, according to local media. According to Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko, the commission for the acceptance and transfer of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state completed its work on January 5, as local media reported.

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7 January 2023

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy speaks during a Christmas service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine 7 January 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius for the first time conducts the Christmas liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine recommended that the National Reserve ''Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra'' not to renew the agreement with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate for the lease of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church in the Upper Lavra, the term of which expired on 1 January, 2023, according to local media. According to Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko, the commission for the acceptance and transfer of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state completed its work on January 5, as local media reported.

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7 January 2023

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy and Ukrainian believers attend a Christmas service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine 7 January 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius for the first time conducts the Christmas liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine recommended that the National Reserve ''Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra'' not to renew the agreement with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate for the lease of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church in the Upper Lavra, the term of which expired on 1 January, 2023, according to local media. According to Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko, the commission for the acceptance and transfer of the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state completed its work on January 5, as local media reported.

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12 December 2022

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy (C) holds the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy (C) holds the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy holds the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine and Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy pose for a photo with the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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12 December 2022

Scouts of the 'Plast' National Scout Organization of Ukraine share the Bethlehem flame of peace during the hand it over ceremony to Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine 11 December 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian scouts received the Bethlehem flame of peace from the scouts of Poland and Slovakia and will pass it to residents of all regions of Ukraine, including the de-occupied territories, along with Christmas presents for children.

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