In late 2018, the SBU carried out raids across the country targeting the Ukrainian [[Orthodox Church]] and priests.<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> In November 2022, according to ''Yahoo News'', the SBU raided several Russian Orthodox churches and "found 'suspicious' Russian citizens, money, and [[brainwashing]] literature."<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/now/searches-ukrainian-orthodox-church-moscow-120532695.html</ref> | In late 2018, the SBU carried out raids across the country targeting the Ukrainian [[Orthodox Church]] and priests.<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> In November 2022, according to ''Yahoo News'', the SBU raided several Russian Orthodox churches and "found 'suspicious' Russian citizens, money, and [[brainwashing]] literature."<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/now/searches-ukrainian-orthodox-church-moscow-120532695.html</ref> |