‘The voice of the Church is very important’
Boyko stressed that in the face of the drama in Ukraine, “the voice of the Church is very important to tell the truth.”
“The Church has to raise its voice. She has to shout the truth to the world about the war in Ukraine,” he said.
“Many people are dying” in Ukraine, he said, and Ukrainians are known for defending “their people and their land.”
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia’s armed attack against Ukraine began, until Feb. 12 of this year there have been 18,955 civilian casualties recorded in the country with 7,199 killed and 11,756 injured.
However, Boyko pointed out that the crisis dates back several years. “Ukraine since 2014 has been in a state of undeclared war. Russia began to attack Ukraine by attacking some territories of the province of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea,” he said.