In Zabolottia, OCU "priest" kicks female parishioner
"Priest" Petro Andriychuk kicked a female parishioner of the UOC in the village of Zabolottia. Photo: UOJ
The rector of the St. Michael parish in Storozhynets, "priest" Petro Andriychuk, who participated in the seizure of the St. Elijah church of the UOC in the village of Zabolottia, kicked a female parishioner during an argument. Believers provided the UOJ with a video capturing this moment.
Petro Andriychuk was actively arguing with women on the territory of the Orthodox shrine, and then, in a fit of anger, kicked one of the believers. Twice.
The police had to take him aside. Later, he returned and continued to push the parishioners.
As the UOJ reported, on May 30, 2025, clerics and activists of the OCU, with the support of the police, broke into the territory of the St. Elijah Church of the UOC in the village of Zabolottia in Bukovyna and stormed the temple.
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