Lavra Caves Spiritual Warfare: Ukrainian Orthodox Christains Confronted by Pagans, Neo-Nazis, and Nationalists.
Ukrianian Christians have gathered for days at the Lavra Caves as government officials threaten to forcibly evict Ukrianian Orthodox Church monks and seminarians.
Beginning March 31st, 2023, Ukrainian Orthodox Christains gathered to pray at the Lavra Caves as government officials threaten to forcibly evict monks and the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary.
Radical Pagan and Nationalist showed up to the Lavra Caves, engaging in provocations, shouting Satanic slogans, and encouraging violence against the clergy, monks, seminarians, and parishioners of the UOC. Radical groups want the UOC monks and Seminary school forcibly removed while the UOC maintains the cancelation of their lease is unlawful.
An alleged member of Azov Battalion, who has facial and knuckle pagan tattoos, stated he believed Met. Pavel, Abbott of the Lavra Caves, should have been shot instead of sentenced to house arrest:
Kristian Udarov, a leader of far right radical group Tradition and Order, attended protests at the Lavra Caves:
Yvgeny Karas, a leader of the far right, ultra-nationalist extremist group C14, instructed provocateurs to provoke Ukrainian Christians at Lavra Caves so their reactions could be recorded and used as evidence to support further persecution of Ukrainian Christians:
Karas called for violence against Ukrainian Orthodox parishioners, monks, clergy, and nuns on social media (he shares his public social media profiles on his public Telegram channel t.me/KARAS_EVGEN):
Karas celebrated the assassination of Daria Dugan and a military blogger on Facebook:
Karas rants about various conspiracies that omit facts and evidence while fomenting religious enmity in violation of Article 161:
Karas refers to Ukraine's military operations as ethnic cleansing of Russians:
And celebrates seizures of UOC parishes to the OCU (Constantinople MP):
Karas is mentioned as a far-right radical in communication to the Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe:
A man with a Bandera flag patch protested at the Lavra Caves, jumping up and down on a fence and approaching a young Christian child:
Other pagan symbols among the protesters:
A “demonologist" who uses the name Magi Belial on YouTube and Instagram attended the protest at the Lavra Caves:
Nationalists chanted “Muscovites on knives:”
And a pagan ritual was performed by protesters:
Members of the schismatic OCU also attended the protest:
Radicals called for violence against the UOC:
On April 1st, a provocation occurred at a UOC parish after a man in military clothing began shouting political slogans and assaulted a UOC priest. The OCU was then given the parish:
The Mayor of Khmelnytsky celebrated the seizure of the UOC temple:
There were young men with Bandera patches participating in the forced seizure of the UOC Khmelnytsky parish:
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians continued to stand firm in the faith despite the provocations:
There are reports that one of the individuals dancing collapsed and was lifeless:
The Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary created an English-subtitled video about the current persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and protests at the Lavra Fortress:
Despite the provocations, Ukrainian Orthodox Christians continued to pray at the Lavra Caves:
Met. Pavel was arrested by Ukraine authorities inside the temple for “justifying Russian aggression:”
For Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life!
Христос воскресе из мертвых, смертию смерть поправ, и сущим во гробех живот даровав!
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος!
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Absolutely horrifying...they now strut & threaten in plain sight...some would call it,'chutzpah' since the US has blessed their barbarism to the tune of $2B ...one simple observation from this ol'ukie mechanic - it's 'Pecherska Lavra ' as 'lavra' is plain monastery of which there are hundreds in ukraine & Pecherska denotes the location...cheers