At the end of October 2024, the largest Russian media talked about the incident followed by the capture of the Holy Mikhailov Cathedral in Ukraine. We checked the truthfulness of this news.
As reported in the news with reference to the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Artyom Dmitruk, the head physician of the third city hospital in Cherkasy, Alexander Fedoruk, forbade hospitalization and provide the first medical care to parishioners and clergymen who suffered from the power seizure of the local cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). It was argued that about 20 people with severe injuries (concussions and fractures) turned to the hospital, but only the elderly monk of Nectarium was hospitalized.
The leading Russian media wrote about this ("RIA Novosti" TASS, "News" NTV, "Tsargrad"), As well as numerous Telegram channels, among which"Power"(247,000),"Solovyov"(213 000),"Dmitry Vasilet"(213 000),"Ukraine.ru"(117 000) and"Sheikh Tamir"(114 000).
Until 2019, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate was the main and only in the country recognized by other local churches. In parallel, from the late 1980s and early 1990s, the self-proclaimed Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate served (UOC -KP) and the Ukrainian autocephalous Orthodox church (UAP), who did not recognize the power of the Moscow clergy. The situation has changed when the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU) that arose as a result of the unification of the latter Received From the Patriarchate of Constantinople Autocephalia, that is, independence from other local churches. Further, the UOC communities began to massively go under the jurisdiction of the PCU. This process Acceled With the beginning of a full -scale Russian invasion in February 2022. In August 2024, with the adoption law “On the protection of the constitutional system in the field of activity of religious organizations,” the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine were virtually prohibited, and the UOC received nine months to completely break off the connections with it.
October 17, 2024 in Cherkasy took place clashes On religious grounds. People in camouflage and Balaklavs went to the Holy Mikhailovsky Cathedral at night and said that, according to the decision of the local religious community, it no longer belongs to the UOC. The supporters of the UOC who did not recognize this decision tried by force to regain control of the temple, which caused the appropriate reaction of their opponents. About 26 people were injured in the clashes. The warring parties were actively used by fire extinguishers and tear gas, which is why, in addition to fractures, some participants in the brawl were diagnosed with mucous membrane burns.
October 19 on this occasion on the website of the Cherkasy diocese of the UOC appeared statement. It, in particular, said that the Metropolitan of Cherkasy and Kanevsky Theodosius (Snegirev) received head injuries, a concussion, as well as chemical burns of the eyes and skin. In total, bodily injuries of varying severity, fractures, traumatic brain injuries, chemical burns, etc. received about 40 people, 12 of which were hospitalized. The refusal of hospitalization was not said anything.
It should be noted that the publications of RIA Novosti and TASS, each of which referred to both the deputy of Dmitruk and the statement of the Cherkasy diocese, turned out to be contradictory. In one part of them, it was said about the refusal of hospitalization, in the other-about at least ten citizens who were nevertheless put to the hospital.
And if this contradiction could still be explained by the fact that after refusing in one hospital, the victims turned to another, then the data that Father Theodosius, according to Dmitruk, was forced to be treated at home, does not directly correspond to quotes from the same RIA Novosti and TASS on the hospitalization of the Metropolitan.
“Verified” did not find statements by representatives of the UOC for poor appeal in Cherkasy hospitals. A few days after the incident, the factor from the project "ґvara Mediya" Turned For clarification in the 3rd city hospital mentioned above, led by Alexander Fedoruk.
They answered: “On October 17, 2024, ten people turned to the 3rd Cherkasy City Hospital of Emergency Medical Assistance, which were injured during clashes in the Holy Mikhailov Cathedral. Of these, outpatient assistance was provided by six, two were hospitalized in the department of traumatology, two in the neurosurgery department. All the persons who contacted the institution for medical help received it in full. ”
Thus, a message widespread by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Artyom Dmitruk (at home, he Seeking In a criminal case), contradicts information from the hospital itself. In addition, representatives of the UOC did not comment on this topic.
Photo on the cover: screenshot from YouTube channel Cherkashi suspension.
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