After a message about mining received on the morning of April 20, law enforcement and firefighters arrived in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. This was reported on the Telegram channel of the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ).
“There was a message that the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was “mined”. Security forces approached Lavra and a fire truck arrived,” the message says.
The channel also released a photo and video recording showing how a fire truck entered the Lavra area and police officers in black uniforms, helmets and machine guns stood at the barrier.
In addition, the UOJ reported that explosives experts came to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra with their service dogs.
April 19 reportedThat supporters of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) broke through the police cordon and entered the sealed building of the 39th Corps on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.