Another ROC priest killed in war in Ukraine

Fr. Alexander Tsyganov, a cleric of Pskov's Alexander Nevsky Church, has died of severe wounds sustained in the combat zone in Ukraine.

On November 21, 2022, military priest of the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, cleric of the Alexander Nevsky Church in the city of Pskov (Russia), Priest Alexander Tsyganov, died of his wounds, reports the Telegram channel of the Pskov Eparchy. Fr. Alexander sustained severe wounds "in the performance of his priestly duty of spiritually nourishing the soldiers of the Russian army" in Ukraine, where he came under fire together with Archpriest Mikhail Vasilyev. For two weeks, doctors fought for his life.

Priest Alexander Tsyganov was born in 1987 in Leningrad and completed mandatory military service in the Airborne Forces. After graduating from the Samara Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the priesthood in 2011. He served as a cleric of the Alexander Nevsky Church in the city of Pskov and spiritually nourished one of the regiments of the 76th Airborne Assault Division. Fr. Alexander leaves behind four children.

As the UOJ reported, Patriarch Kirill performed the funeral service for Archpriest Mikhail Vasilyev, who was killed in the war in Ukraine.