TRC officers abduct Protodcn. Andriy Kravchuk of UOC's Balta Eparchy
Protodeacon Andriy Kravchuk. Photo: Facebook / Roman Mykityuk
On March 4, 2025, in the city of Podilsk (Odesa region), police stopped Protodeacon Andriy Kravchuk, a cleric of the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Balta, and took him to the local Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC).
According to available information, the police officers ignored the documents he provided, including proof of passing the military medical commission (MMC) and his clergy ID.
At present, Protodeacon Andriy Kravchuk has not been released home, he is out of contact, and there is no information about his current whereabouts.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Zakarpattia, TRC officers abducted two priests of the UOC.
Read also
U.S. House of Representatives passes ban on sex-change surgeries for minors
The lower house of Congress supported an initiative limiting medical interventions that could have irreversible consequences for the health of minors.
Armenian Church to appeal to international bodies over government pressure
The decision was made by the Supreme Spiritual Council in Etchmiadzin against the backdrop of criminal cases, pressure on the clergy, and the state's attempts to interfere in church life.
Pashinyan's supporters attempt to storm Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia
The confrontation around the Armenian Apostolic Church intensified after rebellious hierarchs called for the Catholicos's resignation and attempted to exert forceful pressure in Etchmiadzin.
Persecuted community of Maliatyntsi celebrates first patronal feast after seizure
In Bukovyna, the faithful of the St. Nicholas community in the village of Maliatyntsi celebrated the Feast Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia for the first time after the church seizure.
European authorities downplay scale of Christian persecution, report says
Human rights defenders reported an increase in attacks on believers in the EU and pointed out that official statistics do not reflect the real level of anti-Christian hostility.
Mukachevo Eparchy bishops congratulate orphaned children on St Nicholas Day
Metropolitan Theodore and Bishop Hilarion visited the “New Family” children’s shelter in Uzhhorod.