The Ukrainian military prevented Orthodox faithful of the Canonical Church from having access to their church in Odessa

On August 14, 2018, when the Church celebrates  the feast of the Procession of the Venerable Wood of the Life-Creating Cross, the clergy and faithful of the diocese of Odessa were prevented from celebrating the festive prayer service in the church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius, located in the enclosure of the Military Academy of Odessa. Early in the morning, the clergy and parishioners went to the church, but