During the searches, a mobile phone was confiscated from the detainee with confirmation of cooperation with the invaders. Russian rubles and Kremlin awards were also found in him.
The rector of one of the churches of the Kharkov diocese of the UOC MP, suspected of working for the Russian Federation, was detained. The SBU reported this on November 25.
It was noted that the defendant had released information to the Russians about the Defense Forces in the region. He tried to establish the approximate number of personnel and weapons at the Ukrainian checkpoints near Kharkov. The archpriest also monitors the routes of movement of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the front line. The cleric sent the information received to the aggressor via messenger in the form of marks on Google maps and their detailed description.
According to the investigation, the invaders planned to use this intelligence data to prepare missile and bomb attacks on the locations of the Defense Forces, which were involved in the defense of Kharkov.
The security service acted proactively and prevented enemy attacks by promptly identifying the Russian informant, documenting his crimes, and arresting him.
The 43-year-old archpriest reportedly began conducting enemy missions in October 2024. He was born in Melitopol and in 2009-2018 was on the territory of the Russian Federation. Then he came to Kharkov, where he worked as an IT specialist in the diocesan administration of the UOC (MP) and was appointed rector of the local church.
During the searches, a mobile phone was confiscated from the detainee with confirmation of cooperation with the invaders. Russian rubles and Kremlin awards were also found in him.
The person involved was found to be suspicious – unauthorized dissemination of information about the movement, movement or location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, subject to the possibility of their identification on the ground.
The attacker is in custody. He faces up to 8 years in prison.
Let’s recall that the Security Service documented the information and subversive activities of another representative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, who acted in favor of Russia.
Earlier, the SBU exposed a cleric of the Vinnytsia diocese of the UOC-MP, who praised the invaders and expected their arrival in the Vinnytsia region.
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Source: korrespondent
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