The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) issued a statement today regarding the recent Russian terrorist attack on Ukrainian cities. It emphasizes that the Russian Federation is a terrorist state, and supporting it constitutes complicity in terrorism.
As stated in the statement by the UCCRO, during the night of 29 November 2025, the Russian Federation carried out another massive terrorist attack using missiles and UAVs against Kyiv, towns and villages of the Kyiv region, and other regions of Ukraine. As a result of this Russian terrorist strike, civilian and critical infrastructure were destroyed or damaged, including energy facilities and residential buildings; civilians were killed and injured.
The UCCRO notes that in recent weeks, Russian terrorists have also launched missile, drone, and bomb attacks on Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Odesa, Ternopil, and other Ukrainian cities, killing dozens of civilians and destroying residential buildings, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, and more.
"The Russian Federation, taking advantage of the insufficient reaction of democratic states and using its lobbyists and various agents of influence in NATO and EU countries and beyond, continues to commit systematic terror against the civilian population of Ukraine. If the crimes of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people are not stopped and punished, other countries of Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe will inevitably become the next targets of Russian state terrorism." Religious leaders note. "This evil will also reach those countries that believe they are sufficiently protected or think that they can make agreements with Russia, trade with it, and that everything will be fine. Such a policy of appeasement does not lead to peace or good. True peace is possible only when peacebuilding efforts are combined with strengthening Ukraine in accordance with the formula' peace through strength.'"
They also emphasize that the Russian Federation is a terrorist state.
"The actions of the Russian Federation clearly demonstrate that it is a terrorist state, and those Russian citizens who support this war and these killings are complicit in crimes against humanity."
Religious leaders condemn the terror perpetrated by the Russian aggressor and emphasize that any support for the Russian Federation today is support for such terror, which will not escape accountability before the Almighty.
"We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities and villages. We once again emphasize that any support for the Russian Federation, including "shadow" trade schemes, is tantamount to encouraging Russia's further aggression and terror, and therefore entails moral responsibility and accountability before the Almighty.
We call on representatives of churches and religious organizations, international interfaith and interchurch institutions, as well as representatives of NGOs and the media, to condemn the crimes of the Russian Federation and to make every necessary effort to counter Russian disinformation at the global level.
We call on the world's leading democratic nations, alongside peacebuilding efforts, to increase the provision of effective defense and protection means to Ukraine and to intensify pressure on the Russian Federation in order to compel it to cease its military aggression against Ukraine and to establish a just and lasting peace.
We once again take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all foreign religious leaders and believers of various denominations, to politicians, and to people of goodwill across different countries for supporting the Ukrainian people, for their prayers for an end to Russian military aggression, and for the establishment of a just and durable peace for Ukraine and Europe," reads the statement by the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.
According to the official data from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Russian strikes last night caused damage and destruction to residential buildings in various districts of Kyiv. Two people were killed, and 32 others, including a child, were injured. Rescuers are currently conducting emergency operations and clearing debris.