On Wednesday morning at the age of 40 years died a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Roman Nikolaev, who was assassinated in Kiev.




After the attack, which occurred on the night of 26 July, the rector of the Church of the great Martyr Tatiana Obolon deanery was still alive, but his condition was serious ? he fell into a coma and never regained consciousness, said the UOC-MP on its Internet representation. As emphasized by RIA " Novosti ", one of the reasons for the attacks is called the visit room thieves, however, the media reported that this version is not confirmed, because the cleric didn't kidnapped. Again, the attacks on the Orthodox clergy in Ukraine for the last period of time there often. In may set fire to a hospital Church of the Holy great Martyr Panteleimon in the Ukrainian city of Kovel. Eleven February hooligans got on the platform of the centenary of St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the village Demidovka Rivne region of Ukraine and ransacked. On January 28 it was declared about the robbery of a men's monastery in the village Hawtin Rivne oblast in Western Ukraine. January 27 ? of arson of a wooden Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. VIDEO

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