Territorial Recruitment Center detains priest of Kharkiv church
Archpriest Yurii Naboka. Photo: Priest's Facebook page
On August 2, 2025, staff from the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) detained Archpriest Yurii Naboka, a cleric of the Ascension Church in Kharkiv. The eparchy reported the incident to the UOJ.
The priest was on his way to a Sunday evening vigil when he was stopped by a patrol. It is reported that after his detention, Fr. Yurii was sent to Dnipro. His current whereabouts and status remain unknown.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the TRC had detained two priests in the Sarny Eparchy.
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