Dmytro Horyevoy, a religious scholar and director of the Center for Religious Security, stated that the UOC-MP will not be able to sign any new church lease agreements due to a law passed in 2018 that requires churches subordinate to centers in Russia to change their names. As a result, their charters have become invalid and they cannot sign new contracts until they update their charters to comply with current legislation. He further noted that the UOC-MP may face eviction in the Chernihiv region, as is the case with the Lavra, and that the situation is more complicated in Pochayiv, where the regional council is preparing a document to terminate the lease agreement.