More than 20 high-ranking clergymen of the Ukrainian-affiliated branch of the Russian Orthodox Church are Russian citizens, an investigation by Ukrainska Pravda reported on April 7.

They include Metropolitan Onufrii, known in civilian life as Orest Berezovskyi, who heads the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Ukrainian media outlet reported, and citing database data from the Rospasport Russian passport service.

High-level corruption in Russia has allowed for numerous investigations by media outlets and non-profit groups to purchase personal information from various government databases to track asset ownership, espionage abroad and other data.

The Russian church’s network in Ukraine has been suspected of aiding and abetting Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

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Doctor Smith
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The sad pathetic russian soul
It leads them to defeat and pain Everytime .
Russians will be hunted for their
War crimes just like the world hunts nazis still
They will lament within their fortress of Ashes.

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I support
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Here we go again over and over colonization by religious groups in support of war crimes. If Russia did win these holy men dressed like star wars figures would try to destroy another culture in the name of their God.

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Jim Sprinkle
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Russian citizenship might become a disqualifier for leadership.

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Chad
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These weirdos dress up like they’re in a Harry Potter movie…. All fiction anyway I suppose…

Brent
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@Chad, Chad, you nailed it! Best post I've read in weeks, can't stop laughing!

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