On September 18, officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a search of the Holy Vvedensky Monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in Kyiv. According to law enforcement sources, the reason for the searches was the spread of Kremlin propaganda among the monks of the monastery, as well as their support for the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
The Holy Introductory Monastery, located at 42 Knyaziv Ostrozkih Street in the Pechersk district of the capital, was founded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building is a cultural heritage site, but at the same time it is one of the objects associated with the Moscow Patriarchate, which attracts increased attention from law enforcement agencies in the context of the current situation.
The Security Service of Ukraine is actively investigating the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, in particular, in connection with the construction of large-scale religious facilities near Kyiv, which are suspected of being used as centers of support for Russian aggression.
The search of the Holy Vvedensky Monastery was another step in the fight against Russian propaganda and influence in religious institutions affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate. The SBU continues to work to identify individuals who may spread hostile narratives on the territory of Ukraine.
