The head of the OCU “Metropolitan” Epiphany Dumenko has plans to take possession of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of the UOC, but declares that “the annexation will take place peacefully.” He said this in an interview with Saken Aimurzaev for DetectorUA.

“Everyone should come to the realization [that it should be].

Although there is information that in the Lavra more than half of the monks still support… and understand what is really happening. And if this critical mass is greater, then it will happen by itself – without any resistance and opposition. It takes time,” said Dumenko.