Russians in Occupied Ukraine War Against Religion

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Yes and no.

AFTER Russia invaded, Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion.   The Russian Orthodox Church has called the invasion of Ukraine a 'holy war'.  I don't blame the Ukraine Parliament for banning the faux church "Russian Orthodox Church' during a time of war.  They are actively engaged in mental warfare against the Ukraine.  And they are just another arm of the Russian Government at this point.  They have mixed religion with Russian nationalism.   To be a person in good standing in the Russian Orthodox Church, you have to be a hardline supporter of Putin and Moscow.   Even their so called 'saints' can't be called saints unless they were ardent government supporters and repeaters of the Russian government propaganda.

Ukraine Parliament Bans Moscow Linked Religious Groups

SNOPES FACT CHECK - Ukraine Banned Russian Orthodox Church in 2024?

Snopes says this claim is only partially true.   Ukraine did not ban the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which the majority of people belong to.  It banned the Russian Orthodox Church which a very small minority belong to and in which the church has called the war against Ukraine a 'holy war' and has taken a side with the government of Russia.


And none of that has anything to do with the fact that Russia is systematically destroying 700 churches so far ... as well as arresting and torturing and killing people simply because they are worshippers who do not worship at the altar of the Russian Orthodox Church ... which, like I said, is really now just an arm of the Russian government.

What Russia is doing in Ukraine to the religious people and buildings is a crime and breaks international law.

You are also missing the point that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was a department of the Russian Orthodox Church, much as Ukraine was a department of Russia.  
It's all a big mess and there are inflamed tempers on both side, as brother fights brother.  Russia is of course in the wrong for invading Ukrainian territory, but Ukraine is also in the wrong for it's own crimes against Ukrainian citizens who happen to be Russian.