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Russian troops.", Onufriy declared that "The protection of one's Motherland is the sacred duty of every citizen, and therefore every believer of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church." and spoke regarding those UOC parishes in occupied territory, saying "Some of our dioceses and believers found themselves in the occupied territory. We often have no contact with them, we can't really help them with anything except to pray for them. However, these are our dioceses, these are our people, we pray for them, we consider them our brothers and sisters, and we await their reunification with us in a united, independent Ukraine." And declared that he believed that with God's help, Ukraine would win the war "I believe that with God's help we will win this war and rebuild our Ukraine. I am convinced that in order to succeed in this matter, we must be strong and united, treat our neighbors with love and respect."
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