Russian occupation authorities banned the Word of Life Pentecostal Church in Melitopol on Dec. 26, 2022.
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The Church was officially banned by Russian occupation authorities a day after Christmas 2022
The Russian occupying authorities issued an order banning the activity of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast almost a year ago.
The order is dated 26 December 2022, but the Department of Information of the UGCC only found out about it now.
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