The US television channel label Kyiv as a Russian city
Duration A live broadcast of the Easter Service of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine held in kyiv, television channel based in the United States Fox News The Kyiv Ukrainian capital was erroneously labeled as a Russian city. The error was corrected for a few minutes in the transmission.
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Kazan Cathedral, Plaza Roja, Moscow
After that, the channel continued to issue the Easter service from Moscow for approximately half an hour, with Patriarch KirillThe head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Difference between Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) are two different entities within oriental orthodoxy, the difference both in its ecclesiastical state and in political alignment. The ROC, based in Moscow and led by Patriarch Kirill, is one of the largest and most influential branches of oriental orthodoxy. It maintains close ties with the Russian State and has jurisdiction over Churches in Russia and other countries, including parts of Ukraine before recent ecclesiastical changes.
The OCU was automatically granted (independence) by the ecumenical patriarchy of Constantinople in January 2019, a movement that strongly opposed the ROC. The decision followed decades of efforts of clergy and Ukrainian political leaders to establish a national church separate from Moscow. The OCU is currently directed by Metropolitan Epiphanius and is recognized by several orthodox churches, which not all, not all,
The division between the two churches reflects broader political and cultural tensions, especially since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the current war. Rock considers the creation of OCU as a schism, while many in Ukraine see it as a step towards religious independence and national sovereignty. Despite the dispute, both churches continue to serve large communities of orthodox believers, each with their own liturgical traditions and leadership structures
