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On the night of August 27–28, 2025, the Russian state once again launched terrorist attacks against the cities of Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other Ukrainian towns. As a result of missile and drone strikes, civilians — including children — were killed and wounded. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including a kindergarten, were destroyed or damaged; hundreds of people lost their homes, and thousands of Ukrainians endured the terror of nighttime assaults. The dictatorial Russian re…

In einem Statement vom 3. September 2025 fordert der LWB Verhandlungen für einen gerechten Frieden in der Ukraine, den Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung und humanitäre Hilfe für die notleidenden Menschen. „Jetzt ist die Zeit, die Anstrengungen für einen gerechten Frieden zu verdoppeln.“ Der Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine dauert nun schon fast vier Jahre an, und das Leid der Bevölkerung nimmt weiter zu. Die humanitäre Krise spitzt sich zu, Millionen Menschen sind auf der Flucht und dringend auf Hil…

As Russia launched a mass attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on 28 August killing 18, including children, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for a stop to attacks on Ukraine, and urged dialogue not violence. “The World Council of Churches is appalled by Russia’s escalation of attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,” Pillay said. “Last night Russia launched a large-scale aerial strike on Ukrainian cities, attacki…

Die Oberhäupter verschiedener Religionsgemeinschaften haben der Ukraine und ihrer Bevölkerung zum Tag ihrer Unabhängigkeit am 24. August gratuliert. Metropolit Epifanij (Dumenko) von der Orthodoxen Kirche der Ukraine (OKU) betonte die Eigenständigkeit der Ukraine, deren Volk mit einer „einzigartigen und individuellen Existenz“ gesegnet sei und über eine eigene Sprache, Kultur und eigenes Land verfüge. Er verwies auf die „1000-jährige Geschichte“ mit „starken Wurzeln und einem antiken Glauben“…

The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating over 170 cases involving priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for treason and inciting hatred. This statement was made by Vasyl Maliuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, during an interview with the We-Ukraine TV channel, as reported by Ukrinform. "If I am not mistaken, there are more than 170 ongoing cases involving over 100 suspects and 31 convictions as of a week ago. There are additional suspects since one more persons was…

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church marked the 11th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine with a solemn Divine Liturgy on August 17, at the St. Panteleimon Convent in the Feofania district of Kiev. The Sunday service, falling on the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, was led by Met. Onuphry himself, joined by numerous hierarchs and clergy, reports the Diocese of Vinnitsa. During the service, special petitions were offered to the Lord for the est…

Der ukrainische Staatsdienst für Ethnopolitik und Gewissensfreiheit (DESS) verlangt von der Ukrainischen Orthodoxen Kirche (UOK), Konflikte mit dem Gesetz über Gewissensfreiheit und religiöse Organisationen aufzulösen. Es bestünden Anzeichen, dass die Metropolie Kyjiw der UOK mit einer „ausländischen religiösen Organisation“ verbunden sei, die in der Ukraine verboten sei. Diese Verstöße muss die UOK bis zum 18. August 2025 beheben, teilte der DESS am 17. Juli mit. Die Anpassungen des Religions…

Russian troops struck the territory of the Greek-Sophia Church in Kherson. As a result, the wooden cells caught fire and burned to the ground. Ihor Tsurkan, executive director of the Kherson League of Social Workers, reported on the consequences of the shelling on July 20, publishing photos from the scene. The photos show shattered windows, charred walls, and a destroyed roof of a building located on the church grounds. According to the Oles Honchar Kherson Regional Scientific Library, th…

On 28 July 2025, the Commercial Court of Chernihiv Oblast refused the claim of the National Architectural and Historical Reserve ‘Ancient Chernihiv’ to evict the monastic community of the Yelets Convent. The Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reports with reference to suspilne.media. This court decision allows the diocese to keep using part of the premises of the monastery complex gratis, namely, in particular, the buildings where nuns of the convent dwel…