Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

The Foreign Ministry called Kiev's actions "a gross act of arbitrariness".

The Commission of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has completed an inspection in the Distant caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. From Wednesday, access to them is again open to believers, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) said in a statement.

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed concern about the methods that will be used in the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in determining the preservation of the relics of saints in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

The commission of the reserve "Kiev-Pechersk Lavra" began work on the audit of the property. Its members arrived with a check on the territory of the monastery, according to Ukrainian media, without the necessary documents and notification of the clergy.