Priest of Tulchyn Eparchy released from TRC
Archpriest Volodymyr Zadneprianets. Photo: UOJ
On June 3, 2026, TRC employees released a cleric of the Tulchyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Archpriest Volodymyr Zadneprianets. As the priest's relatives reported to the UOJ, the father is already at home. His family expressed deep gratitude to all who responded to their request for prayers.
Archpriest Volodymyr Zadneprianets serves at one of the parishes in the Vinnytsia region. Haisyn TRC officers detained him on May 27, 2026. From that moment, the priest was forcibly held in the building of the territorial recruitment center.
As the UOJ reported, TRC detained a UOC priest in the Khmelnytskti region.
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