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The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' ('''UOC''') is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]].  It should not be confused with the breakaway non-canonical '''Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate''' ('''OCU''') which is unrecognized by other Orthodox churches.

The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' ('''UOC''') is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]].  It should not be confused with the breakaway non-canonical '''Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate''' ('''OCU''') which is unrecognized by other Orthodox churches.

The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has been facing pressure from Ukrainian nationalists since the 1990s. By 2018, this turned into a large scale anti-Moscow Patriarchate campaign by the U.S.-backed [[Maidan regime]]<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-church/ukraines-security-service-raids-home-of-russian-backed-monastery-head-idUSKCN1NZ1I1</ref><ref>https://www.france24.com/en/20181203-ukraine-raids-orthodox-churches-russia-ties-putin-poroshenko-azov-crimea</ref><ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/ukraine-set-establish-church-secure-split-russia-181215075840519.html </ref>  to force a merger with the schismatic Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, an entity created in the post-Soviet era as a competitor of the canonical church.  As of 2023 the Kiev regime attempted to make the 'Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate' the only church in the country.

The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has been facing pressure from Ukrainian nationalists since the end of the [[Cold War]]. By 2018, this turned into a large scale anti-Moscow Patriarchate campaign by the U.S.-backed [[Maidan regime]]<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-church/ukraines-security-service-raids-home-of-russian-backed-monastery-head-idUSKCN1NZ1I1</ref><ref>https://www.france24.com/en/20181203-ukraine-raids-orthodox-churches-russia-ties-putin-poroshenko-azov-crimea</ref><ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/ukraine-set-establish-church-secure-split-russia-181215075840519.html </ref>  to force a merger with the schismatic Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, an entity created in the post-Soviet era as a competitor of the canonical church.  As of 2023 the Kiev regime attempted to make the 'Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate' the only church in the country.

Soldiers of the Ukrainian regime were given a leaflet from the Kiev Patriarchate that read,

Soldiers of the Ukrainian regime were given a leaflet from the Kiev Patriarchate that read,