TRC mobilizes protodeacon of UOC cathedral in Tulchyn

Protodeacon Serhiy Zinkevych. Photo: UOJ

On August 14, 2026, Protodeacon Serhiy Zinkevych, a cleric of the Tulchyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Protodeacon of the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Tulchyn, was mobilized. The clergyman’s relatives informed the UOJ.

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Following his mobilization, the clergyman was sent to a military unit. He is currently based at a training center.

Believers were asked to pray for Protodeacon Serhiy.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that a UOC priest who had gone missing after contact with the SBU had gotten in touch.

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