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In Chernivtsi, drafters detain UOC cleric

07 January 19:42
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Archpriest Mykola Syniuk. Photo: Facebook of the Chernivtsi Eparchy faithful Archpriest Mykola Syniuk. Photo: Facebook of the Chernivtsi Eparchy faithful
Archpriest Mykola Syniuk serves at the monastery in Chernivtsi.

TRC employees detained a cleric of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the UOC – Archpriest Mykola Syniuk. This was reported by believers on Facebook on January 7, 2026.

The faithful request to intensify prayers for Father Mykola, a cleric of the Presentation Monastery in the city of Chernivtsi.

Orthodox Bukovynians also ask for prayers for Priest Fedor Hnytetskyi, who had been detained by drafters earlier.

As the UOJ reported, in Uzhhorod, UOC believers protested near the TRC over the priest's mobilization.

UOC Church and power Chernivtsi Eparchy mobilization of UOC clergy
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