A report called ‘Faith Under Russian Terror’ highlights the religious atrocities being carried out by Russian authorities in Ukraine’s occupied territories where many churches are being closed down and praying in Ukrainian is forbidden.
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A Ukrainian pastor who was forced to flee his own church by Russian troops is challenging governments and Christians around the world to stand against what he calls religious atrocities in his country’s occupied territories.
Pastor Mikhail Britsin., with Christian charity Mission Eurasia, highlights the scale of the persecution he encountered and how far reaching it’s becoming:
In Melitopol they closed 15 churches. They allowed just one Protestant church one small one. And this is the same picture in cities across the occupied territories. And there is a lot of mistreatment. You shouldn’t pray in Ukrainian. It’s forbidden.
Britsin recently presented Mission Eurasia’s report “Faith Under Russian Terror.” to US government leaders in Washington DC.
He shares the response he hopes to see from them as well as global leaders and the Christian community across the world to end these atrocities:
I really want you to rise your voices to continue to help Ukraine because now our fight here is for freedom and religious freedom.
And as well as highlighting persecution of Christians in Ukraine Mission Eurasia continues to provide practical support to the most vulnerable families impacted by the conflict there including through these food distributions..
Peter Wooding for the Global News Alliance.
People Interviewed and their Titles
Mikhail Britsin – Mission Eurasia
Recording Location
Ukraine
Organization featured in this Story
Mission Eurasia – www.missioneurasia.org
Reporter/Producer for the story
Peter Wooding
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