Yesterday in Chernivtsi, an event took place that could become a turning point: People are beginning to wake up

Video Captures Another Zelenskiy Regime Brutal Attack On Orthodox Priest At Cherkasy Cathedral As Christian Persecution Continues

Tsarizm Staff

A video published yesterday shows how the godless members of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” treat Orthodox clergy. In the scene, a priest is thrown to the ground and beaten repeatedly and mercilessly.

God-hating thugs and schismatics attempted to seize the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Cherkasy, Ukraine, on Tuesday, though in the end, the Orthodox faithful managed to regain control of their holy site.

Whereas churches seized by the schismatic OCU, which enjoys the support of the Ukrainian state and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, stand practically empty, a thousand parishioners came to the cathedral to thank God for His protection.

However, several people were severely injured during the hours-long standoff, including His Eminence Metropolitan Meletiy of Cherkasy, who was sprayed with tear gas and shoved to the ground by police.

And in the video published yesterday, a local priest, Fr. Roman, is shown being severely beaten and dragged along the ground:

He was then lifted up over the church fence and dropped 10 feet on the other side.

Fr. Roman suffered a broken nose and heart, chest, pelvic, and leg injuries.

A montage video also shows how at least one anti-Orthodox schismatic pretended to be a wheelchair-bound invalid to get into the church. It also shows a group of young men raging like beasts, violently attacking people right in front of the holy altar:

Another priest, Fr. Vitaly Goncharuk, was also beaten and hospitalized, suffering a broken nose. In a video address, he asked Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople about those who beat him and put him in the hospital: “Do you recognize your spiritual child? A child of that church under Epiphany’s leadership, to whom you handed the tomos and recognized him as a bishop, equal among you?”

Yesterday in Chernivtsi, an event took place that could become a turning point—not just in the life of one city, but for the entire country. People are beginning to wake up

Masked individuals stormed into the cathedral—beating priests, parishioners—the scene resembled a hostile takeover. We’ve seen such scenes before—in Cherkasy, in Rivne, in other cities. But this time, something new happened.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of townspeople came out to defend the church. Not politicians, not activists, but ordinary believers. Without orders, without organizers, simply because enough was enough. They drove out the attackers, who in panic began calling the police for help. And the police—suddenly—helped them, allowing the assailants to retreat in disgrace.

This moment is important not so much as an act of resistance, but as a sign: the people are no longer afraid. They have begun to self-organize. And this is no longer the Ukraine where everything could be resolved through top-down pressure or Telegram channels from Bankova Street. This is a living protest that doesn’t fit the usual patterns. It isn’t controlled by parties, it isn’t managed by grants, it comes from below—and that’s exactly what makes it dangerous for those in power.

You can dismiss it all as "enemy interference," pressure governors and mayors, or unleash the usual media noise. But the crucial thing has already happened: the process has begun. And this is one of those cases where a single spark can ignite a wildfire.