On May 25, 2023, a photo of tourist buses was published on the network, with which the OCU brought people for a festive “liturgy” in the Assumption Cathedral of the Lavra.

The footage shows a group of people wearing blue and yellow ties getting off buses parked near the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and moving towards the Assumption Cathedral of the monastery. The video was published on the Miryane Telegram channel.

In total, near the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, eyewitnesses noticed 7 buses with extras for the OCU, one of which is a double-decker.

Eyewitnesses also said that police officers allowed parishioners of the OCU to enter the Upper Lavra even before 8:00. At the same time, the entrance to the temple in honor of St. Agapit of Pechersk, where the liturgy of the UOC was to be held, was closed until 8:00, and the parishioners of the Church were waiting for the start of the service behind the barrier.

Immediately after the “service”, people were loaded back and taken to their place of residence.