 The organisations supported Patriarch Filaret Denysenko, who was excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church, and participated in violent attempts to seize property for the new church (particularly in Rivne and Volyn Oblasts).Membership peaked at around 10,000 members, about 90 percent of whom were between 18 and 35 years old.The organisation was depicted in Georgiy Gongadze's 1994 documentary film, "Shadows of War".