A Pandemic Shock. How Key Orthodox Churches in Ukraine Faced the Challenge of COVID-19

The pandemic exposed the weaknesses and lines of polarization that were present in the church environment in Ukraine. Although the churches have had different reactions to these global events, in general they have seen the outward manifestation of both internal and external challenges. However, the crisis became an important space for solving internal problems, which only intensified and deepened after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, and required much faster and more critical reactions of religious leaders on different levels.