Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a diffuse organization with thousands of priests and at least a million believers across Ukraine. Many patriotic Ukrainians feel that the attack on the Church is an attack on their own loyalty. There have been incidents where they have refused to bury Ukrainian servicemen. An independent observers see Russian persecution in those areas as part of a concerted campaign to wipe out Ukrainian identity, a form of cultural genocide.
Ceasefires have failed, civilians are fleeing, and there is no end in sight to the fighting. We bring you an update on the escalating conflict. A Ukrainian church accused of spreading Russian propaganda is in trouble, raising questions about the limits of religious freedom. And a lucrative cricket league is about to get even more so by going global.
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