SBU in the Overkhr announced suspicion of other 14 “high -quality officials” ROC, which contributed to the seizure of Ukrainian churches in temporarily occupied territories
The Security Service has gathered the actual base for another 14 high Russian clergymen who distribute the Kremlin regime in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
According to the case, during 2022-2024. People were part of the “sacred synod” controlled by the Kremlin, ROC. This is about:
1. Alexander Snigur (Artemy) – the capital’s man of Khabarovsk and Amuri;
2. Mikhail Kondratiev (Methodius) – Bishop of Kamian and Kamishilovsky;
3. Vitaliy Yermakova (Ambrosia) – capital Tver and Kashinsky;
4. Leonid Gorbachev – Patriarchal Exarch of Africa;
5. Andriy Malakhanov – Archbishop of Peter and Paul and Kamchatsky;
6. Petr Manzurov (Peter) – Bishop of Kalachinsky and Muramtvsky;
7. Mykola Kerpitsky (LEO) – Metropolitan from Novgorod and Starosian;
8. Yuri Epifanov (Arsenia) – Metropolitan of Lipetsk and Zadonski;
9. Mikhail, finally, (Cyril) – the capital of Kazan and Tatarstan;
10. Alexey Krivenko (Nicholas) —thisop North Baikal and Pine -Ozersky;
11. Valery Golubev (Ilya) – Archbishop of Anadirsa and Chukotsky;
12. Yana Kaygorodtseva (Hilarion) – Bishop of Kinezha and Palekhsky;
13. Elijah Perov (Tarasia) – Bishop of the North Sea and Umbs;
14. Oleksandra Taranov (Arkady) – Archbishop of Rivnequin and Sverdlovsk.
As an investigation has been established, from the beginning of a full -scale war, these Russian bishops led by Patriarch Gandyev contributed to the capture of religious communities in the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine.
For this purpose, the clergy provided the decisions of the Moscow Synod to “enter” by ROC Dzhankoy, Berdsky, Rivenkov and Kherson -Esparchy and appointed bishops under the control of Moscow.
Based on the evidence collected, all 14 accused were informed about the producer of suspicions in the framework of the 5th part of art. 27, part 3 of art. 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (helps or its deliberate actions to change the boundaries of the territory or state border of Ukraine, in violation of the procedure established by the Constitution of Ukraine, according to the previous conspiracy by a group of persons who led to other serious consequences).
Currently, comprehensive measures are being taken to bring the responsibility of attackers for crimes against our country.
In December 2024, SBU in Knowrah announced the suspicion of four other representatives of such the Holy Synod ROC, who contributed to the capture of Ukrainian temples on the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine, as well as directly to the Patriarch of Kirill.
Source: Racurs

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