Ukraine’s leading Catholic archbishop says an independent Ukraine is synonymous with religious freedom.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk gave an address to mark the 122nd week of the full-scale Russian invasion of his country. He highlighted that religious freedom, along with other freedoms, disappears with Russian occupation.

"An independent Ukraine is synonymous with religious freedom," Shevchuk said. "After all, where the occupying Russian authorities come, any freedom, including religious freedom, disappears."