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A monk and a woman walk inside the Pechersk Lavra monastic complex in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec 1

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Video. Orthodox monks in Ukraine defy order to leave Kyiv monastery

Updated: 20/03/2023 - 11:55 GMT+1

Orthodox monks from Kyiv's 11th-century Pechersk Lavra monastery are fighting eviction by the Ukrainian government because of their church's links with Russia

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