Priest's son of UOC Rivne Eparchy killed at the front
Dmytro Valentynovych Hodun. Photo: Rivne Eparchy
The Rivne Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church expressed condolences to the family of a priest in connection with the death of his soldier son, reports the press service of the Rivne Eparchy.
On July 24, 2026, the commander of a company of strike unmanned aerial vehicle systems, Junior Lieutenant Dmytro Valentynovych Hodun, a son of Archpriest Valentyn Hodun, a priest of the 1st Korets Deanery of the Rivne Diocese, was killed while defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, near the settlement of Mykolayivka in the Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region.
The clergy and faithful of the Rivne Eparchy expressed sincere condolences to Archpriest Valentyn Hodun and his family in connection with the irreplaceable loss. The eparchy's statement reads: "We express our sincere condolences to the family of Archpriest Valentyn Hodun on the death of his son, who gave his life defending the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine from the Russian enemy."
The UOC prays that the Merciful Lord may grant rest to the soul of the newly-departed warrior Dmytro in the dwellings of the righteous, and bestow spiritual strength and consolation in grief upon his family and loved ones.
As the UOJ previously reported, a monk of the UOC Svitiaz Monastery perished in the war.
Read also
UOC Holy Trinity Church damaged by Russian shelling in Odesa region
A Russian attack on the Odesa Eparchy church shattered windows and damaged doors and icons.
Adviser to OP deputy head leads religion forum delegation in Romania
At a forum in Romania, a Ukrainian delegation led by an adviser to the deputy head of the Presidential Office held discussions on restrictions on religious freedom during wartime.
Lavra's attorney calls on faithful for support ahead of next court hearing
The hearing in the Upper Lavra case will take place on September 29 at Kyiv’s Northern Commercial Court of Appeal.
Episcopal priest's claim that “God is transgender” sparks outrage in U.S.
An Episcopal Church priest’s unorthodox claims that God is “nonbinary” and that Christ appeared in His “transgender self” have sparked controversy.
In Kremenchuk, TRC gasses UOC cleric and injures his ribs during mobilization
Protodeacon Viktor Dudnichenko of the Kremenchuk Diocese of the UOC was forcibly mobilized and sent to a military unit in the Chernihiv region.
UOC responds to proposition to mark museum's jubilee at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
The UOC Information and Educational Department commented on the words of the Reserve's director to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the "museification" of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.