KIEV, Feb. 1 – Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has sent a note to Russia's Foreign Ministry protesting against the announced plans of the Crimean and Simferopol eparchy of Moscow Patriarchy to seize some buildings of Ancient City Chersonesos Taurica and its Chora, belonging to Ukraine. The city is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

"We again demand from Russia as the state that temporarily and unlawfully occupies Ukrainian territories to provide for the implementation of its liabilities under international law," the press service of the ministry reported on Tuesday.