“some of the activists attacking churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church may be connected to Russian special services

“militants who seize churches may be doing so on orders from Russian special services

“Human rights advocates reported a twofold increase in acts of vandalism against Christian churches and other religious sites across Europe in July 2026.

“The Church of Albania had been persecuted, desolate and seemed dead. Its churches and monasteries had been closed, plundered, alienated or destroyed. Worship had been prohibited by law.

“Today they are storming churches that they were told to seize as part of an assignment