The priest helped the Russian Federation to hold pseudo-elections and “leaked” a variety of information to curators from the Russian special services, they said in intelligence. According to media reports, we are talking about the rector of the UOC-MP in the village of Yarovaya in the Donetsk region, Nikolai Zvezda.
During the last prisoner exchange between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which took place yesterday, on February 16, for a hundred fighters of the Defense Forces, Ukraine gave away one collaborator. About this in broadcast the telethon was told by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Yusov.
“Yesterday, in order to return our guys, at the request of that side and with their own consent, one collaborator was transferred, the so-called clergyman of the Moscow Patriarchate, who contributed to the invaders, “leaked” various information, helped to hold pseudo-elections,” he said.
Yusov added that such work will continue and collaborators will be exchanged, as long as the Ukrainian defenders return home.
How reported “Ukrainian Pravda”, we are talking about the rector of the Holy Kazan parish of the Gorlovka diocese of the UOC-MP in the village of Yarovaya in the Donetsk region Nikolai Zvezda.
Yesterday, February 16, the SBU on its website made public information that a clergyman of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate, who voluntarily collaborated with the Russian occupiers, was sentenced to 7 years.
“During the temporary occupation of the region, he publicly justified the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and called on local residents to support the invaders. In addition, he agitated parishioners to take part in a pseudo-referendum and “vote” for the “joining” of the region to Russia. He also suggested that people “elect” a new “chairman “” the village of Yarovaya, which was supposed to act as part of the local occupation administration. The attacker coordinated his subversive activities with representatives of the command of the military groups of the Russian Federation,” the SBU said in a statement.
The court found the attacker guilty under Part 5 of Art. 111-1 of the Criminal Code (“collaboration activity”). He was sentenced to 7 years in prison with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of 12 years with confiscation of property.
Recall that on February 16, 100 Ukrainian servicemen and one civilian were released from captivity. Among those released are 94 defenders of Mariupol, 63 of them are defenders of Azovstal.
On February 16, Ukrainian border guards said that they liquidated up to 5 invaders and captured a “Wagnerian”.
