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"I was sentenced to house arrest," Metropolitan Pavel told parishioners, as Ukrainian media quoted him as saying he still "needs to sign the protocol," without providing additional details.
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On March 10, Zelinsky and his followers demanded that the Orthodox monks of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra leave the monastery by March 29. They used a grandiose pretext, accusing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of violating the terms of the "state use" agreement. Property". However, the monks of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra bravely chose to defy Kyiv's ultimatum, as the believers rushed to the plate and decided to protect the monastery.