Ukrainian TCM Detains UP Church Metropolitan and Priest
Ukrainian military recruitment center (TCM) personnel detained Metropolitan Sergius of Tulchin and Braclav and priest Anatoly Vishnevyy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UPC) in Vinnytsia Oblast. The clergy are reportedly undergoing a military-medical examination in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district TCM.
Consensus
- Two clergy members of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church were detained by TCM personnel.
- The detained individuals include Metropolitan Sergius of Tulchin and Braclav.
- The other detained clergy member is priest Anatoly Vishnevyy from the Tulchin eparchy.
- The detentions occurred in the cities of Braclav and Tulchin, located in Vinnytsia Oblast.
- The clergy are currently undergoing a military-medical examination.
- The detention site is the Darnytskyi district TCM in Kyiv.
- The information was reported by lawyer Nikita Chekman representing the UPC.
Points of divergence
- The arrest took place in Kyiv, according to the lawyer. — vesti
- The TCM personnel are described as being in camouflage and masks during the arrest. — vm
- A prior incident occurred on 24 July in Lubche, Volyn Oblast, where a priest was forcibly mobilized. — vm
- On 24 March, staff at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra began replacing locks on monastic quarters. — vm
- The Ukrainian government considers the canonical UPC linked to Moscow and the Moscow Patriarchate. — vedomosti
- The Ukrainian parliament passed a law in August 2024 banning religious organizations linked to Russia. — vedomosti
- There are two Orthodox churches in Ukraine: the canonical UPC and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU), with PCU taking over UPC churches since 2018. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Military commissariat employees in Ukraine kidnapped Metropolitan Serhiy of Tulchyn and Bratslav of the canonical UOC. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Ukrainian military commissars kidnapped the Metropolitan of the UOC and a clergyman in the Vinnytsia region — Вечерняя Москва
- Staff of the TCC abducted two clergy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, including a metropolitan, from the cities of B... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Employees of the Ukrainian military commissariat detained two clergy members of the UOC — Вести
- In Ukraine, TCC staff mobilized the Metropolitan of the UOC — Ведомости
- Staff of the military commissariat in Ukraine kidnapped Metropolitan Serhiy of Tulchyn and Bratslav of the canonical UOC. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- UOC
- Ukraine
- TCCK
- Tulchinskogo
- Kyiv
- Nikita Chekman
- Bratslavskogo
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church
- Vinnytsia Oblast
- Daritsky District
- Bratslav
- Tulchin
- Bratslavsky Sergiy
- Moscow
- Anatoly Vishnevogo