Rivne priest released by Military Recruitment Office
Archpriest Oleksandr released from the TRC. Photo: Rivne Eparchy Press Service
On June 12, 2025, the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) released the detained UOC priest, Archpriest Oleksandr Zhuk. This was reported by the press service of the Rivne Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
According to the report, the priest was released "due to lack of grounds for mobilization."
As a reminder, Father Oleksandr was detained in the city on the evening of June 11 and immediately taken to a military medical commission. The procedure lasted through the night, and sources had earlier reported that he was to be sent to a military unit.
Today it became known that he has returned home.
The eparchy’s press service expressed gratitude to all who prayed for the priest. “We believe that it was precisely prayer, our united stand for the truth, and public attention that became key support in this situation,” the statement reads.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Rivne the TRC had detained a UOC priest.
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