This group released its own recordings and began performing separately from Drabikowski, which caused confusion among fans who were unaware of the split and the existence of two bands using the Batushka name.

[5] The word Batushka (Cyrillic: Батюшка), meaning "Father", is the titular equivalent of a hieromonk in Eastern Orthodoxy or, broadly, of any Orthodox priest.

According to Drabikowski, this was decided in order for the listeners to focus on the musical experience itself, as such and for the next year the band's line up remained unknown to the public and started using monikers in Cyrillic to further conceal their identities.

The album's overwhelming success prompted the band to start touring due to massive demand from various European festivals.

Following some regional touring, concerts in Russia and Belarus were also planned, but were canceled due to protests[8][9][10] and alleged death threats made against them.

In 2016, together with Behemoth and Bölzer, the group embarked on a concert tour in Poland called Rzeczpospolita Niewierna ("The Republic of the Unfaithful").

In October 2017, Krysiuk's band were signed to Metal Blade Records in the US and rereleased Litourgiya worldwide in both physical media and digital platforms.

He also stated that he had decided to take legal actions, while being advised by his lawyer to not say anything further and that any pictures on the website and Facebook page were from Krysiuk and his team pretending to be Batushka.

A month later Krysiuk posted an update where his legal team succeeded appealing the ruling and obtained a reversal of the court's decision that forbade him from having his band being called "Batushka" and prevented him to tour and release merchandising while the case proceeds.

However, Drabikowski was allowed to use the band name in various capacities in spite of Krysiuk's attempts to censor him through bans and takedowns on Bandcamp and other social media.

[18] On 13 May 2019, Drabikowski's Batushka released a song through their own YouTube account from their upcoming album ПАНИХИДА ("Requiem"), called "Песнь I" ("Ode 1").

[22] Due to backlash from supporters of Drabikowski, the promotional videos for Hospodi had the likes/dislikes and comment sections disabled on Metal Blade's YouTube channel.

On 27 May 2019, Drabikowski's Batushka released a new full-length album called ПАНИХИДА ("Panihida") ("Requiem") and was well received by both critics and fans alike.

Drabikowski's Batushka also performed at the Latvian ethnographic and crafts festival Zobens un Lemess on 7 to 9 August 2020 held in Bauska castle grounds.

[35][36] On September 9, 2024, Bartłomiej Krysiuk, through his band's social networks, announced they will no longer use the name "Batushka" and they will rebrand as Patriarkh (stylized in Cyrillic as Патриархь).