The Ukrainian Orthodox Church used to be in a union with the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. It broke ties due to the war, which the Russian branch supported.

However, this isn’t enough to escape persecution from the Fascists in Kiev. The church is still under assault: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230325-monks-at-historic-kyiv-monastery-defy-eviction-order

There is a religious war underneath the civil war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which collaborated with the OUN-B, the Plast organization, and the Nazis, is well represented within the Ultra-Nationalist movement and is attempting to solidify a national-religious Ukrainian identity centered on the church.

The assault on this church is part of the De-Russification campaign of the Maidan regime.