Orthodox Monks in Kyiv Defy Eviction Order Despite Tensions

Orthodox monks in Kyiv refused to leave a monastery as a deadline to vacate the complex expired. The dispute over the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site, is part of a wider religious conflict playing out in parallel with the war. The Ukrainian government has been cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church. Meanwhile, Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said Ukraine is defending not just Ukraine, but Moldova as well.