The court remanded the counterclaim filed by the Synodal Department for Family Affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience (GESS) issued an official statement regarding the progress of the court proceedings in the case concerning the termination of the activities of the religious organization “Mission of the Synodal Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for Family Affairs.”

According to the GESS website, by a ruling of the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal dated November 5, 2026, in Case No. 855/12/26, the counterclaim filed by the aforementioned religious organization was returned to the plaintiff.

This decision was made in the context of an administrative lawsuit filed by the State Service demanding the termination of this religious organization’s activities. The agency is publishing this information, along with a copy of the court ruling, in strict accordance with the requirements of Part 5 of Article 289-9 of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine.

As a reminder, the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience (GESS) previously filed a lawsuit with the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal seeking the compulsory cessation of the activities of ““Mission of the Synodal Department for Family Affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.” The authorities are also demanding the confiscation of this religious organization’s property and financial assets in favor of the state.