TY - JOUR AU - Hovorun, Cyril PY - 2023/01/14 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Russian Church and Ukrainian War JF - Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology JA - Theol. Reflect. VL - 20 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.29357/2789-1577.2022.20.2.3 UR - http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/271880 SP - 37-44 AB - <p>The war in Ukraine that began in February 2014 with the annexation of Crimea&nbsp;and escalated in February 2022 to the extent unseen in Europe since the World War II,&nbsp;cannot be adequately comprehended without taking into consideration its religious&nbsp;dimension. This dimension was correctly identified by the patriarch of Moscow and&nbsp;all Russia Kirill as “metaphysical.” This paper explores some aspects of the&nbsp;metaphysics of the Russo-Ukrainian war. It also tries to explain how and why the&nbsp;Russian Orthodox Church has contributed to it.</p> ER -