In Ukraine, they reported on the lease of the Sunday school premises seized from the UOC

In Vyshgorod, the premises of the Sunday school at the Borisoglebsky church are being leased, which was seized by supporters of the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). The press service of the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ) informed about this on May 25.

"In May 2025, ads appeared on the Internet about the offer to rent a room with a view of the Kiev Sea," the Telegram channel says.

It is specified that the temple was seized back in September 2023, since that time it has been empty. The believers found out in the announcement that a Sunday school had previously been located there. They want to get 30 thousand hryvnias per month (over 57 thousand rubles) for renting the premises.

According to the realtors, the space is suitable for an education center, art, culture, rehabilitation center, hostel or other business. There were no restrictions on the purpose of the premises.

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On May 23, it was reported about the seizure of the church of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the Ukrainian settlement of Volnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region. To do this, the activists cut off the locks with a grinder.