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Brother vs brother

Oh, how long have I not drawn for myself, for the soul. Recently, either a comic book, or work, or study - did not give time to do what you love. So, there was a reason - I found a pack of new interesting brushes for Photoshop and decided to try it out. There was also time. + If you don't draw anatomy for a long time, your hands forget. So, this is a small sketch, which is clearly far from a full-fledged art, but it copes with its purpose.
I also want to talk about the sore point: the intra-Ukrainian conflict between the churches of the UOC (Ukrainian Orthodox Church) and the OCU (Orthodox Church of Ukraine). I have been a parishioner of the UOC since birth, when I was baptized, and I still attend divine services in the churches of the UOC. What is happening now in my state and my city, alas, cannot be called a charitable deed. Recently, adherents of the OCU, with the support of law enforcement agencies, are trying to expel the UOC from the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the main shrine of Orthodoxy in Ukraine. Moreover, this is often done illegally, as, for example, when clergymen without passe-partouts were not allowed into the territory of the Lavra. All this is accompanied not only by ignorance by the police, but also by provocations by supporters of the OCU, accusations of complicity with the Russian occupiers and threats towards priests. And such events, alas, are taking place all over my country - supporters of one confession, often using physical force, take away the temples of the UOC, built with the money of the parishioners of the UOC ... Sorry, but this is just racketeering and banditry! For me, there is no doubt that the OCU is simply taking advantage of the unstable situation in the state in order to push through its interests. And this is very sad. While our country is in the fire of war, people, instead of uniting forces in a common goal, attack their own compatriots, because their faith is "not the right one." And this was while the OCU was raising funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
I understand that someone is an atheist, someone adheres to a different confession, and not everyone cares about some kind of internal conflict between the two churches in Ukraine. And yet, I would like to draw attention to this problem. The constitution of Ukraine says: "Article 35.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and religion. This right includes the freedom to profess any religion or not to profess any, to freely perform religious cults and ritual rites individually or collectively, to conduct religious activities. "I would like the citizens of my state to adhere to the laws of my state, otherwise what are these laws worth?