TRC abducts rector of UOC Dormition Church in Kyiv
Rector of the Dormition Church in Kyiv, Father Oleksandr Drobyazko. Photo: Telegram channel kozakTv1
On June 4, 2026, TRC staff abducted the rector of the UOC Dormition Church in Kyiv, Father Oleksands Drobiazko. The clergyman was taken right outside the church, reports kozakTv1. TRC workers asked the cleric about his denomination and, after he answered that he belonged to the UOC, carried out an unlawful detention.
The priest was taken to a police station, where he was handcuffed. In that condition, Father Alexander was brought before a military medical commission and declared fit for service. The rector is currently being held at a training unit in the Chernihiv region.
Military recruitment officers have repeatedly emphasized that the reason for their actions was precisely the detainee’s religious affiliation. The priest refuses to violate his priestly vows and to sign any documents.
As the UOJ reported, the TCC detained a UOC priest in the Khmelnytskyi region.
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