TRC employees detain a monk of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: lavra.ua
On September 9, 2025, employees of the TRC detained a monk from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. As it became known to the UOJ, Hieromonk Agafon was taken on the way to the post office.
According to available information, the monastery resident is already in the training unit.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote about the mobilization of a UOC bishop.
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