On May 12, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in his residence presented Orders of St. Andrew the First-Called of UOC-MP to musicians Oleh Karamazov (Karamazov Brothers band) and Yurii Shevchuk (band DDT).
On May 12, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in his residence presented Orders of St. Andrew the First-Called of UOC-MP to musicians Oleh Karamazov (Karamazov Brothers band) and Yurii Shevchuk (band DDT), reported the web site of UOC-MP.
The musicians are well known for their public activity aimed to support spiritual connections between Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. The most well-known initiatives in which they participate are concerts marking the anniversary of the baptism of Rus.