A few weeks ago the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow) held a council in which the bishops declared their Church independent of Moscow. What this means remains unclear as they are not formally seeking autocephaly and they have enjoined a status of autonomy for thirty years in which they govern themselves while remaining formally under the Moscow Patriarchate.
It is clear that the war has made it difficult for the Ukrainian Church to remain under Moscow. In addition, there is renewed persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Ukrainian authorities. That persecution began long before the war.
What is most unclear is the situation in world Orthodoxy. There is no question that the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s intervention in Ukraine remans wrong canonically and morally. There is no change on that front.
What has changed is the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Church. It is very unclear what the future holds regarding the Ukrainian Church or how it will affect the schism between Constantinople and Moscow. Whether this is good or bad remains to be seen.
There have been reports that the Ukrainian Church (the real one) was interested in talks with Constantinople’s “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”. The fake bishops of that entity ruled out the possibility of their bishops and priests being ordained properly. So, there is no resolution to the local schism in Ukraine while the canonical Church seems to be uncertain about its own relations with Moscow.
One can only pray that this mess is resolved in accordance with the Canons.