▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁three ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁juris dict ions ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁( M osc ow ▁Patri arch ate ) ▁( U OC - MP ) ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁thus ▁under ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Patri arch ate . ▁This ▁church ▁was , ▁until ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁only ▁Orth odox ▁church ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁recognized ▁by ▁other ▁Orth odox ▁churches . ▁ ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁Auto ce phal ous ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁( U A OC ), ▁led ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁Mak ari y , ▁which ▁was ▁independent , ▁having ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁following ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁and ▁having ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁both ▁outside ▁and ▁inside ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁– ▁K iev ▁Patri arch ate ▁( U OC - K P ), ▁led ▁by ▁Patri arch ▁Fil aret ▁of ▁K iev , ▁an ▁independent ▁church ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁after ▁Ukraine ▁gained ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁following ▁its ▁dissol ution , ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev ▁Fil aret ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁conven ed ▁an ▁assembly ▁at ▁the ▁K iev ▁Pe ch ers k ▁Lav ra ▁that ▁adopted ▁a ▁request ▁for