Ukrainian President Calls for Investigation of Lviv Incident

President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine has called for an investigation into an attack on yesterday's Victory Day celebrations by ultranationalists in the city of Lviv. More here and here.

Victory Day in New York Cathedral

At today's commemoration of Victory Day at New York's Cathedral of St. Nicholas the cathedral's rector, Archbishop Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Narofominsk, was joined by Metropolitans Jonah (Paffhausen) of the American Orthodox Church and Hilarion (Kapral) of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, who joined him in congratulating the veterans and faithful present at the cathedral with the holiday. More (in Russian) here.

Archbishop Justinian, Bishop Tikhon Concelebrate in Philadelphia

This past weekend Bishop Tikhon (Mollard) of Philadelphia and Archbishop Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Narofominsk, head of the patriarchal Russian Orthodox representation to the American Orthodox Church, concelebrated the Sunday Liturgy in Philadelphia's Cathedral of St. Andrew. After the Sunday Liturgy the two hierarchs concelebrated a memorial for the World War II dead remembered during today's Victory Day celebrations in the former USSR. More (in Russian) here.

Patriarch Cyril Concludes Visit to Eastern Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow has completed his visit to eastern Ukraine. While in eastern Ukraine Patriarch Kirill concelebrated the Sunday services with Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev and a number of other hierarchs and clergy of the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches, participated in the 90th birthday celebrations of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rusnak) of Kharkiv, and laid a wreath at Kharkiv's Memorial of Glory in honor of Victory Day and the soldiers killed during World War II.

Pictured is Patriarch Kirill laying a wreath at Kharkiv's Memorial of Glory in honor of the Ukrainian soldiers and veterans of World War II.