{"id":620204,"date":"2026-09-29T12:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/620204\/hundreds-of-millions-of-rubles-for-the-russian-army-a-former-cleric-from-the-mykolaiv-region-has-been-notified-of-suspicion\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:51:55","slug":"hundreds-of-millions-of-rubles-for-the-russian-army-a-former-cleric-from-the-mykolaiv-region-has-been-notified-of-suspicion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/09\/620204\/hundreds-of-millions-of-rubles-for-the-russian-army-a-former-cleric-from-the-mykolaiv-region-has-been-notified-of-suspicion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of millions of rubles for the Russian army: a former cleric from the Mykolaiv region has been notified of suspicion"},"content":{"rendered":"

29 September <\/strong>2026 the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office<\/strong> announced charges in absentia against the abbot<\/strong> of the Tikhvino-Onufriivskyi Church of the Voronezh Diocese<\/strong> of the Russian Orthodox Church for financing actions aimed at changing the territory and state border of Ukraine. He is accused under Part 3 of Article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, during 2007\u20132017<\/strong> the man lived in the territory of Mykolaiv Oblast<\/strong> and served as a full-time cleric of the Mykolaiv and Voznesensk dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In 2017<\/strong> he moved to Russia and settled in Voronezh<\/strong>, where he later became the abbot of the Tikhvino-Onufriivskyi Church of the Voronezh Diocese of the ROC.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officials say that after the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the suspect systematically organized the collection and transfer of material resources to units of the Russian Armed Forces participating in hostilities against Ukraine. According to the investigation, for the needs of the Russian military he provided vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, military gear, specialized equipment and other property<\/strong>. The investigators estimate the total value of the transferred material resources at hundreds of millions of Russian rubles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition, according to law enforcement, the suspect repeatedly personally traveled to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. There he handed over what he called \u201chumanitarian aid\u201d to Russian servicemen. The cleric, investigators claim, publicly described such activities on the social network \u201cVKontakte\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is also reported that, for assisting Russian servicemen, he repeatedly received awards and commendations from the command of Russian military units.<\/p>\n

Since the suspect is on the territory of Russia, Ukrainian law enforcement are taking measures to bring him to criminal responsibility. The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the SBU Directorate in Mykolaiv Oblast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the final legal assessment of the suspect\u2019s actions should be provided by a court after the pre-trial investigation is completed and the case is considered.<\/p>\n

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