Ukrainian church to ban prayers in Russian

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Prayers at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra should always be said in Ukrainian, the new occupier’s leaders have declared.

Prayers in Kiev’s iconic Pechersk Lavra should be said in Ukrainian from now on, the head of the recently formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) said on Sunday. The historic monastery was occupied by monks belonging to the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) until recently.

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