The Orthodox Church of Ukraine states that unauthorized use of the 'Kyiv Patriarchate' name is illegal, citing the 2018 merger that established the OCU as the sole legal successor.
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has declared that the unauthorized use of the names 'Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate' and 'Kyiv Patriarchate' is illegal, as these entities were legally absorbed into the OCU in 2018.
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