Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesDec 20

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Investigation: Sick Ukrainian children exploited in fraudulent charity campaigns linked to US, Israel -- Without independent Ukraine, Russia will come for Poland -- Putin says Russia never attacked Ukraine, outlines conditions for war with Europe -- Fact-check: Debunking Russian propaganda about "persecution of Christians" in Ukraine ... and more

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Show threadPekka KallioniemiMar 18, 2025

#Russia claims to be the last bastion of #Christian tradition, but its history tells a different story. For decades, it has #persecuted religious groups, tortured, imprisoned and murdered #clergymen, bombed churches, and used the #Orthodox Church as a state tool.

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Eastern Orthodox NewsOct 3, 2023
Pseudo-#court in #Russian-occupied #Donetsk fined and exiled two #clergymen of the #Orthodox #Church of Ukraine Vyacheslav Khrimla andAndriy Chuy for being #Ukrainians.
Eastern Orthodox NewsJul 23, 2023
Defenders of the rights of the #Moscow Patriarchate in #Ukraine, #Russian and pro-Russian websites and trolls (including #orthobros and #clergymen) are completely silent about the #Odesa cathedral, no one cries about #persecution this time. I wonder why