A topless activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Thursday to protest what her group says are anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin. The protester, a member of the Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen, managed to get within a yard of Patriarch Kirill at the airport in Kyiv, but she was stopped by a security guard and a priest. The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words “Kill Kirill” written on her back in large black letters. She was detained by the police. >>>

Kyiv, Ukraine • A bare-breasted feminist activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader Thursday to protest alleged anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin. The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen managed to get within a yard from Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest. <!-- --> >>>

The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen managed to get within a metre of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest. The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words “Kill Kirill” written on her back in large black letters and shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that aims to expel demons, roughly translated as “Kirill, go to hell.” Police said the activist was being held at the airport and will soon be taken to court, where she may face a fine or several days in custody. >>>

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KYIV, Ukraine — A topless Femen protester attempted to attack the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader in Kyiv on Thursday, while bearing a hateful message on her body. The topless protester, identified as Femen member Yana Zhdanova, was able to get within a meter of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but she was stopped from going farther by a security guard and a priest, reports The New York Daily News. Zhdanova sported the words “Kill Kirill” on her back in large black letters, and also shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that is aimed at >>>

KYIV, Ukraine — A bare-breasted feminist activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack the Russian Orthodox Church's leader Thursday to protest alleged anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin.The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women's rights movement Femen managed to get within a yard of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv's airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest.The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words "Kill Kirill" written on her back in large black letters and shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that aims to >>>