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In Vinnytsia region, UOC-MP priests and “titushkas” disrupt meeting on transfer to OCU

24.01.2019, 14:50

On January 23, the clergymen of the UOC-Moscow Patriarchate together with several men of athletic physique disrupted the meeting of the parishioners in the village of Pysarivka, Vinnytsia region which discussed the issue of transition to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

On January 23, the clergymen of the UOC-Moscow Patriarchate together with several men of athletic physique disrupted the meeting of the parishioners in the village of Pysarivka, Vinnytsia region which discussed the issue of transition to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

"Guests" in vestments and civilians came to the village club, where more than 125 parishioners gathered. Village chairman Dmytro Naumenko tried to prevent them from entering, explaining that only local residents can attend the meeting. As a result, the men started a fight, during which Naumenko and a district police inspector suffered injuries,” Inforesist reports.

Then the “guests” seized the premises of the club and stayed there until the village residents left the meeting.

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