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This Week in Ukraine Ep. 2 – Why Ukraine is finally kicking out Russian church

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This Week in Ukraine Ep. 2 – Why Ukraine is finally kicking out Russian church
The second episode of "This Week in Ukraine" features the Kyiv Independent's senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin, who discusses the recent raids and arrests inside the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. "This Week in Ukraine" is a weekly podcast hosted by the Kyiv Independent' reporter Anastasiia Lapatina, and is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Friday. (Cover image by Nizar Al-Rifai)

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by the Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues.

Episode #2 is dedicated to Ukraine’s attempts to eradicate the influence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, a large church in Ukraine that still follows religious leaders in Russia, despite the war.

Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin.

Listen to the audio version of the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and other platforms.

"This Week in Ukraine" is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Friday.

It is edited by Anthony Bartaway and George Lazurenko.