Forced evacuation of children from Sloviansk and crimes against Ukrainians in Berlin: last night's highlights
In Sloviansk, guardians were obliged to evacuate with children outside Donetsk Oblast, otherwise they would be deprived of their duties. In Berlin, more than 3,200 crimes against Ukrainians were registered over the year. The acting abbot of the Kyiv—Pechersk Lavra of the OCU promises that prayer will be preserved in the renovated monastery. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Deprivation of duties for refusal to evacuate
In Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, guardians who refuse to leave the city will be deprived of their duties by the city military administration and their children will be evacuated by force.
This decision was made by members of the city commission for the protection of children's rights. This is due to the danger and the approaching frontline.
Crimes against Ukrainians in Berlin
Between the end of February 2022 and March 2023, 3,250 crimes with at least one Ukrainian being a victim were registered in Berlin. Most often, Ukrainians are victims of theft, assault, and fraud.
The Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations in Germany noted that, according to statistics on attacks with bodily harm, there are 2.5 times more attacks against Ukrainians than against other groups.
German journalists cite an example of two Russian speakers beating a refugee from Kherson unconscious.
Acting abbot of the Lavra: Prayer will be heard in the monastery
The acting abbot of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Archimandrite Abraham, promises that prayer, not curses, will be heard in the renovated monastery.
Father Abraham expressed regret that on April 1, the Feast of the Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the brethren were unable to honor the Mother of God with prayer.
However, he added that he was staying in the monastery “to continue serving God and the Church” and called on the monks “to choose God between God and the self-proclaimed ‘third Rome’”.
Other news for the night:
- A former fighter of the Tornado battalion, Belarusian Daniil Lyashuk, known by his call sign “Mojahed”, was killed in the fighting in the Bakhmut sector.
- Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal instructed the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience to process a petition calling for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate not to be banned.
- Operatives of the Odesa Border Guard Detachment, together with other law enforcement officers, exposed a man who had been calling on Russian social media for the “Russian world” to come to Odesa.
- A powerful storm with strong winds and rain swept through the South and Midwest of the United States. At least 20 people were killed.
- In Rome, a group of eco-activists poured a black liquid made from vegetable charcoal into the Baroque Fontana della Barcaccia, built in the 17th century.
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