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During the massive shelling of Odessa, the house of Sergei Gaidarji, who lost his wife and infant last year, was destroyed for the second time
During a massive overnight Russian attack on Odesa, the home of Serhii Haidarzhy, a Ukrainian Baptist believer, was set on…
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Pastor Yevhenii Salfetnikov survived a “Kinzhal” missile strike near Kyiv
On the morning of November 29, 2025, Pastor Yevhenii Salfetnikov and his family miraculously survived a Russian missile strike near…
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Baptists fined for “missionary activities” in Luhansk and Donetsk regions
Russian security forces in the occupied part of eastern Ukraine continue to persecute Christians: they conduct searches in houses of…
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Pastor Anatoly Raichinets threatened for telling the truth about the war in Ukraine: Russia tries to silence religious leaders
Russian special services continue their attempts to silence Ukrainian religious leaders who are bringing the truth about the war to…
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The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches has appealed to believers around the world to oppose the evil of war
On July 8, 2025, in Kyiv, the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations issued an appeal to the global…
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Ukraine’s MFA calls on the world to strongly condemn Russia’s religious persecution in the occupied territories
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issued an official statement condemning Russia’s systemic repression of religious communities, clergy and…
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Delegation of the CEPCU held an advocacy visit to Washington, D.C.: religious freedom and return of abducted children discussed
On February 26-28, 2025, representatives of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine (CEPCU) visited Washington, D.C., where they…
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“Religion on Fire”: Three Years of War in Figures – Results of a Large-Scale Study
The Workshop of Academic Religious Studies published a report “Religion on Fire: Three Years of War in Figures”, which summarizes…
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Russia continues repressions against believers in the occupied territories
Numerous violations of religious freedom have been recorded in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, which have become part of…
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