Over the past month, only nine parishes have moved from Russian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian one, significantly less than two years ago. What are the reasons for this phenomenon, and will the new law banning the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine change anything? Read in our article.Читати українською

As a result of Russian aggression, contradictions tear apart the UOC-MP; some priests want independence and are outraged by Patriarch Kirill. However, the senior clergy are wriggling around like a frying pan to come up with arguments about why they should remain under Moscow's leadership.Читати українськоюBefore reading, please mind, that's the original article was published in 2022 but data are actual today.

Having launched a war against Ukraine and found itself in the role of a global pariah, Russia is trying to change this status and is trying to enlist the support of the countries of the so-called "global south." To do this, it uses various methods. In this article, we will show how Russia uses religion, in particular Orthodoxy, to spread its influence and disinformation about the war in Ukraine on the African continent.Читати українською

In September this year, in the uncontrolled part of Donetsk region, the last parishes of the OCU (the Orthodox Church of Ukraine). were disbanded, and priests were transported to a Russian prison. Their whereabouts are unknown.Read this article in Ukrainian

Recently, in one of the Russian propaganda talk shows, the head of RT, Margarita Simonyan, said that Russia will not launch a nuclear attack on Kyiv because "our sanctuaries" are there. At the same time, she claimed that Western capitals can be bombed with little to no hesitation because "none of our sanctuaries are located in there." The map of Russian churches in Europe, which TEXTY published last week as part of the "Germs of the Russian World" project, proves the opposite. Translated by Dmitry Lytov, Mike LytovRead this article in Ukrainian