Archimandrite of Shepetivka Eparchy mobilized by TRC in Rivne region
Archimandrite Alexios (Matsola). Photo: UOJ
The TRC has mobilized Archimandrite Alexios (Matsola), a cleric of the Shepetivka Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This was reported to the UOJ by believers.
According to available information, after being detained, the clergyman was taken to the Rivne training ground, where he is currently being held.
Other circumstances of the incident are still being clarified.
As the UOJ reported, Archpriest Vasyl Dukach, another cleric of the Shepetivka Eparchy, was previously mobilized and sent to the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade.
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