UOC priest’s father killed in AFU military service laid to rest in Sumy
UOC clergy held a funeral service for Ukrainian serviceman Serhii Taptunov at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sumy. He was buried at a city cemetery with military honors.
On October 17, 2026, a funeral service was held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sumy for Ukrainian serviceman Serhii Taptunov, the father of a priest of the UOC's Sumy Eparchy. The eparchy's press service reported the news.
Serhii Taptunov had been defending Ukraine since 2023. His son, Archpriest Konstantyn Taptunov, a cleric of the Sumy Eparchy, took part in the funeral service.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Yevlogiy of Sumy and Okhtyrka, the service was led by the eparchial secretary, Archimandrite Anastasiy (Panov). He was joined by Archpriest Oleksandr Kudriashov, dean of the cathedral, and other clergy who had gathered for the occasion.
Following the funeral service, a military memorial ceremony was held in honor of the fallen serviceman. Serhii Taptunov was laid to rest at a city cemetery with military honors. Archpriest Oleksandr Kudriashov accompanied the burial procession.
As the UOJ previously reported, a monk was killed in a drone strike on a UOC monastery in the Kherson Eparchy.
