Going to Russian Orthodox Church leads to demand of dismissal in Ukraine

The Holy Cross Monastery in Poltava (northeast Ukraine) has a lovely stone image on the bell tower, with a double-headed eagle. But it is a pity that this is the symbol of the Russian Federation. For the patriotic Ukrainians, this ornament is seen as a betrayal. This started the debate on what to do with the stucco image.

The Boryslav City Council has banned the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. It calls the decision historic.

All over Europe, Russian Orthodox Church buildings suffer because of the war in Ukraine. After the invasion of Ukraine, Russians have increasingly become targets of hate crime.