TRC mobilizes protodeacon of UOC cathedral in Tulchyn
Protodeacon Serhiy Zinkevych. Photo: UOJ
On August 14, 2026, Protodeacon Serhiy Zinkevych, a cleric of the Tulchyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Protodeacon of the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Tulchyn, was mobilized. The clergyman’s relatives informed the UOJ.
Following his mobilization, the clergyman was sent to a military unit. He is currently based at a training center.
Believers were asked to pray for Protodeacon Serhiy.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that a UOC priest who had gone missing after contact with the SBU had gotten in touch.
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