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Metropolitan of Russian Orthodox Church in Luhansk Sentenced in Absentia to 11 Years for Aiding Russia

Summary by Ukrinform (UA)
The court imposed a sentence in absentia in the form of 11 years imprisonment to Metropolitan of the Luhansk Eparchy of the UOC MP Vasily Povoroznyuk, who cooperates with the Russian invaders in the “LPR”. — Ukrinform.
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The court imposed a sentence in absentia in the form of 11 years imprisonment to Metropolitan of the Luhansk Eparchy of the UOC MP Vasily Povoroznyuk, who cooperates with the Russian invaders in the “LPR”. — Ukrinform.

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Povroznyuk is also deprived of the right to hold any positions in religious organizations for a period of 13 years.

The detainee corrected the enemy attacks on the city and was detained in March 2024.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Metropolitan of the Luhansk Diocese of the UOC (MP) Vasyl Povoroznyuk was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in prison for aiding the aggressor state. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing sources in law enforcement agencies and the press service of the SBU. What is known The court also ordered the confiscation of all property of the clergyman. We are talking about two apartments (in the Kyiv and Luhansk regions), a private house in the Vinnyt…

This was reported by the SBU. According to the materials of the case, the cleric was one of the first to publicly support the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine. In particular, in September 2022, Povoroznyuk came to the Kremlin to participate in the ceremony of “annexation” of the temporarily occupied territories to the Russian Federation. At the same time, in May of that year, during a “round table” in Luhansk led by Gauleiter Pasich…

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