In Ukraine, Kirill oversees the UkrainianOrthodoxChurch of the Moscow Patriarchate.
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During his tenure the UkrainianOrthodoxChurch schismed from the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Many Ukrainians see the Moscow branch of the UkrainianOrthodoxChurch as a tool of the Kremlin.
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The religious procession organised by the UkrainianOrthodoxchurch was held in July 2016, not 2015.
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The branch of the UkrainianOrthodoxChurch loyal to Filaret has been recognised as independent by the Constantinople Patriarchate, Orthodox Christianity's highest authority.
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Kiev has hailed the foundation of a new UkrainianOrthodoxChurch as a historic moment in the nation's struggle to end centuries of Russian domination.
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Metropolitan Onufriy, the head of the UkrainianOrthodoxChurch which is loyal to the Moscow patriarchate, joined protests this week in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica.