A look at Leo Tolstoy's Sevastopol Sketches, and what we can learn from them about recent activity in Crimea and Ukraine.

Can't say for certain that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has a lot to do with this, but it is recent enough to raise the question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Ukraine

And the Wall Street Journal does just that:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-orthodox-church-and-ukraine-christianization-greek-catholic-prince-vladimir-great-empire-invasion-11643296236

Text of The Sevastopol Sketches https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47197/47197-h/47197-h.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-catherine-great-invaded-crimea-and-put-rest-world-edge-180949969/