According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, during March–July 2025 he systematically spread anti-Ukrainian narratives. According to the SBU press service, the suspect is 62 years old.
In pro-Russian Telegram channels, the cleric left comments that demeaned Ukrainians, forming a contemptuous and stereotypically negative image of the people. Moreover, in his posts he transmitted Kremlin propaganda theses
According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the suspect is a priest of the UOC MP.
During searches, rubles and other currencies were seized totaling the equivalent of 2.6 million hryvnias. «According to preliminary data, these funds could have been obtained as remuneration for carrying out information-subversive activity in favor of the aggressor state»
«According to preliminary data, these funds could have been obtained as remuneration for carrying out information-subversive activity in favor of the aggressor state»
During the investigation, the priest will remain in custody. The pre-trial investigation has also established signs of other criminal offenses directed against Ukraine’s state security, in particular the unauthorized dissemination of information about the locations of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The issue of additional legal qualification of the suspect’s actions will be decided during the investigation, the statement said.
During the investigation, the issue of additional legal qualification of the suspect’s actions will be decided
The suspect faces up to eight years in prison with confiscation of property or without such.