On January 15, 2023, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy expressed his condolences to all those who suffered as a result of the bombing of the Dnieper on January 14 and appealed to the leadership of the Russian Federation to stop killing Ukrainians, the Information and Education Department of the UOC reports.

“I appeal to the leadership of the Russian Federation and ask: For the sake of Christ, stop shooting at our people. God gave us life, there is no need to take it away from us, because the one who takes someone else’s life will be measured from God to the same extent – he will lose his life. Even for one drop of blood you will have to answer to God. Therefore, for the sake of Christ, stop shooting at our people, stop killing them! The Lord created us not to kill each other, but to live peacefully with each other. We are the children of one Father and God wants us to endure each other, to help each other, so that we don’t bomb but support each other. I think that our voice will be heard, I pray for this and ask God,” said the Primate