A man in military uniform attacks a pregnant UOC parishioner in Zakarpattia
A man who attacked a pregnant woman. Photo: screenshot from the Facebook page of Archpriest Volodymyr Lehach
On November 11, 2023, in the village of Luh in the Rahiv district of Zakarpattia, an individual in military uniform attacked a parishioner of the Holy Spirit Church of the UOC.
A live stream of the event was published on the Facebook page of the church's rector, Archpriest Volodymyr Lehach.
Towards the end of the livestream, a pregnant woman tries to stop the person in military uniform (his chevron indicates that he is a "senior sergeant" from the "128th Separate Guards Brigade"), who is pushing the priest. The person in military uniform hits her hands, attempting to take away her phone. When the woman explains that this church prays for the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, she is told to "pray for Putin."
Afterward, the "senior sergeant" pushes the pregnant woman and other people, accompanied by obscene language. The police do not react to these actions.
As reported to the UOJ journalist, the woman, who is in her seventh month of pregnancy, approached the law enforcement officers to file a complaint about the attack, but they refused.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Luh, Zakarpattia, individuals in camouflage broke into the church, seizing it.
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