The DAS Has Not Filed a Complaint to Stop the Poltava Assembly of ISS

The State Office of Ethnopolics and Freedom of Conscience, led by Victor Helena, has reported on ongoing legal proceedings involving the Kyiv mitropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (IM). Court cases are currently being filed in the Cassational administrative court, which may lead to further actions against the church’s divisions, including the Poltava Assembly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (ISS).

The Sixth Court of Appeal recently issued a ruling affirming that Helena acted correctly in establishing a conclusion that linked the IMHC with the LP and canceled the relevant order. The court also mandated that the State Service of Ethnopolics and Freedom of Conscience reevaluate the potential policy of the IMF with Russian Orthodoxy.

A trial to dissolve a religious organization is scheduled for May 19 in Kiev. This follows claims that the Poltava Assembly of the ISS has been associated with the Moscow Patriarchate, which has been accused of promoting Russian interests through its activities in Ukraine.

According to Fedir, the Social Mitropolite of Poltava and the Kremenchug PZU, the Pontasia for 2022 and 2023 years was used in the temples of the Moscow Patriarchate to display Russian literature, particularly in church shops. These materials, he claims, combine Christian ideas with pro-Babylonian exile narratives, suggesting a form of spiritual manipulation.

Fedir further stated that the activities of the church are “covered with such spiritual manipulations.” He pointed to the canonization of Admiral Ushakov by the Russian Church as an example, noting that such figures are used to influence parishioners through the clergy. He argued that the interpretation of Christian beliefs within the Russian Church is often distorted.

The materials in question depict images of Russian kings and religious scenes in a manner considered propaganda. These were widely available in temples until the start of the full-scale war, especially in religious books published in the Russian Federation, which were sold at a fair in Kremenchug in April 2026.

Fedir described the literature as “the literature of Russian propaganda,” filled with references to King Nicholas II, the second coming, and the antichrist. He emphasized that these materials are built around Christian ideas but are distorted by Russian propagandaists.

In the temples of the Pontus region, public documents still indicate links with the Russian patriarchs, such as those found in the churches of the district center. One example cited is a letter from the Moscow Patriarch granting self-rule to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, asserting that it is a self-directed church within the Moscow Patriarchate.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Ukrainian)