On October 11, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate abolished the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church over the Ukrainian episcopate. Therefore, the church of the Moscow Patriarchate no longer exists in Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UkrInform: Constantinople claims Moscow Patriarchate no longer exists in Ukraine
Hopes of independence
Kyiv's St. Andrew's church, sitting on a hill above the capital's historical Podil district, overlooks a sculpture of Ukraine's national poet, Taras Shevchenko, on Oct. 18, 2018.
