Activists of the nationalist party "Svoboda" and the radical party of Ukraine, headed by the controversial Deputy Oleg Lyashko, tore worship and mocked by the Abbot of one of the churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Kyiv region.

Extremists with symbols of the party "Svoboda" and the Radical party of Oleh Liashko broke into the Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and disrupted service. Bullies trampled by the hands of the throne, according to RIA Novosti.

As stated by the media Director of human rights center of the world Russian people's Council, Roman Silantyev, the rector of Holy virgin protection of St. Tikhon's Orthodox parish in the village of red Motovilova, father Vladimir, radicals poured tomato juice and otherwise insulted. Under threat of reprisals from the priest demanded during the week to go to Russia. The attackers accused him of Pro-Russian position and "supporting terrorism". A video recording of the incident was later posted on the Internet.

The massacre occurred after only a day after the election of Metropolitan Onufry the head of the UOC. The meeting of the Supreme bodies of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, held on 13 August, the Council of bishops are still in a situation of relative security, said Silantiev. But on the simple priests, he said, not afraid to attack.

"Recorded more than 60 cases of attacks on the clergy, the destruction of the temples; many temples burned, or broken by artillery, two or three priests were killed," said the defender. This number includes those who suffered during the fighting in the South-East of Ukraine.
Elected on August 13, the Council of bishops, the new head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Onufry already addressed the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with a request to suppress the facts of bullying and harassment of clergy of the Ukrainian military.
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