On January 7, 2023, Estonian authorities revoked residence permits of two Russian nuns—Abbess Katerina Chaynikova and Sister Juvenalia Koroleva—due to their support of Russia's 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine. Both nuns openly back Russian military aggression and solicit donations to Russian forces operating in the occupied Donbas region. They receive income through their employment linked to the Narva Cathedral parish and the Exaltation of the Cross Jerusalem Stauropegial Convent, despite residing in the Moscow region. Estonia also banned them from entering the Schengen Area. The nuns' activities include supplying equipment, medicine, fuel, strike drones, and satellites to Russian forces in Ukraine, constituting political manipulation in support of Russian military objectives.

On January 7, 2023, Estonian authorities revoked residence permits of two Russian nuns—Abbess Katerina Chaynikova and Sister Juvenalia Koroleva—due to their support of Russia's 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine. Both nuns openly back Russian military aggression and solicit donations to Russian forces operating in the occupied Donbas region. They receive income through their employment linked to the Narva Cathedral parish and the Exaltation of the Cross Jerusalem Stauropegial Convent, despite residing in the Moscow region. Estonia also banned them from entering the Schengen Area. The nuns' activities include supplying equipment, medicine, fuel, strike drones, and satellites to Russian forces in Ukraine, constituting political manipulation in support of Russian military objectives.