“Our people will defend their temples”

In an interview for a newspaper, Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich), the Chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), revealed that the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture had already received necessary documents for the registration of a new church structure. In keeping with this, according to him, nationalist groups were encouraged to start provocations against the Kyiv-Pechersk and Pochaev Lavras on October 14. And this is related to the request by Filaret