OREANDA-NEWS Kiev returned to the capital of Ukraine on Sunday. Maria Zakharova, an official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told RIA Novosti about this, commenting on the seizure of the Nearby caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

"Viy returned to Kiev," the diplomat noted.

On the morning of March 28, it became known about the arrival of police officers on the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. It was reported that Ukrainian law enforcement officers entered a closed room leading to Nearby caves.

In mid-August 2024, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine sealed the church in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. The monks were allowed to take away church utensils, but were forbidden to hold daily worship services.