Ukraine's Orthodox react as Bishops to rule on Church indepence Ukraine's Orthodox believers weigh in ahead of a decision by clerics led by the Patriarch of Constantinople, on whether to grant Ukraine's Orthodox Church independence. Losing Ukrainian churches and monasteries -- such as the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in the capital Kiev -- would be a huge blow for the Russian Orthodox Church, and Moscow has warned of protests if the independence is pronounced. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES