The manager of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) commented on the events in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra on July 6, 2023. This is reported by the Telegram channel First Kazatsky.

The bishop is outraged by the actions of the Reserve, with the support of law enforcement agencies, to seize the residence of the Primate and other buildings of the Lavra, since “there is not a single court decision that would allow to act in this way!”

“What is happening shows that the authorities ignore the rights of the largest confession. It despises human rights, which it declares. And the worst thing is that the authorities declare war on their own people during the war inside the country! It is at war with its own citizens.