Son of UOC priest from Ovruch Diocese killed on the frontline
Andriy Lenko studied in seminary and wanted to become a priest. Photo: Facebook of Ovruch City Council
On April 17, 2024, while defending his homeland, Andriy Lenko, the son of Father Volodymyr Lenko from the Ovruch Diocese, was killed, the UOC Press Service reports, citing the Facebook page of the Ovruch City Council. He died near the village of Razdolivka, in the Bakhmut district of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. For a long time, he had been listed as missing in action.
Andriy graduated from the Zhytomyr Agro-Economic University. At the time of his draft, he was studying at the Kyiv Theological Seminary, dreaming of becoming a priest.
Reports indicate that he was mobilized in 2022 despite his illness.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the son of a UOC priest from Ostroh was also killed on the frontline.
Read also
DESS expert insults UOC abbess on social media
Chornomorets called UOC clergy and believers "b*tches" and "wh*res".
French Parliament initiates process of legalizing euthanasia
The bill was supported by centrist deputies and left-wing parties, while the majority of right-wing parties opposed it.
Believers' expulsion from Dormition Cathedral of UOC in Volodymyr postponed
The court will consider another appeal in the case.
Egypt's authorities to close St. Catherine Monastery in Sinai
The oldest Orthodox monastery is planned to be turned into a museum.
Cases against Cherkasy Cathedral defenders at standstill not to shame, media
"The crime of Epifaniy's raiders in Cherkasy turned out to be so bloody that even the cases created by the order of the authorities backfire on them," notes "Dozor".
Bancheny Metropolitan responds to slander
Bishop Longin noted that Christ was sinless, but He was also accused: «And who are we not to endure?»