In Korostyshiv, UOC priest given award for his fallen soldier son
A ceremony honoring defenders who gave their lives in the war took place in the city of Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region. A cleric of the Korostyshiv Deanery, Archpriest Valery Ditkovsky, and his wife Matushka Maria accepted the award conferring upon their son the title "Honorary Citizen of the Korostyshiv City Territorial Community" (posthumously). This was reported by the UOC Information and Educational Department.
The son of the UOC clergyman, Senior Soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine Veniamin Ditkovsky, was killed at the front while defending his Homeland. The presentation of the award to his parents was timed to coincide with Heroes' Remembrance Day, which is held annually in the city to commemorate the feat of fallen soldiers.
The Zhytomyr Eparchy expressed sincere condolences to the family of Father Valery and called on all believers to offer prayers for the repose of the fallen soldier Veniamin.
As the UOJ previously reported, a UOC priest in the Rivne region was awarded an order for his son killed in the war.
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