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Moscow-led Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Russia

Members of a branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church attend a council meeting at St. Panteleimon Monastery, as the branch discusses breaking its ties with the Russian church over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 27, 2022. Picture taken May 27, 2022. Ukrainian Orthodox Church/Handout via REUTERS

A branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church that remained loyal to Moscow after a 2019 schism has said it will break with the Russian church over the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine was given permission by the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide to form a church independent of Moscow in 2019, largely ending centuries of religious ties between the two countries.

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