As Russian troops step up their assault, clergy and worshippers at the Ukrainian Orthodox churches that are attached to the Moscow Patriarchate are distancing themselves from Russia, placing into question one of the Kremlin's main channels of influence in their country. FRANCE 24 reports from a church south of Kyiv.
Kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed, the choir and congregation at the Orthodox Church of Obukhiv fell silent as they prayed for loved ones facing Russia’s firepower.