TRC detains Kyiv Theological Academy professor
Serhii Bortnyk. Photo: KDAiS
On October 15, 2026, officers of the Darnytsia District Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) stopped Serhii Mykhailovych Bortnyk, a professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy, in Kyiv. The incident was reported by the press service of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary (KDAiS).
According to the academy, the professor was stopped for a document check and subsequently taken to the Darnytsia TRC office.
The press service said that lawyers are currently working to establish the circumstances of the incident. The statement provided no further details, including why the professor was stopped or what decision, if any, was made following the check.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the TRC had mobilized a 24-year-old UOC hieromonk while he was on his way to study in Athens.
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