A professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was detained by TCC officers

An incident involving a member of the clergy occurred in Kyiv: Sergei Mikhailovich Bortnik, a professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy (KTA), was stopped and taken to the Darnytskyi Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC).

According to the Academy, the incident occurred on October 15, 2026. According to official information from the KDA and S press service, the professor was stopped on the street for a document check, after which he was forcibly taken to the district TCC premises.

At this time, representatives of the educational institution are consulting with lawyers to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. The details of the detention, as well as the decision made regarding the professor following the investigation, were not disclosed in the Academy’s official statement. The situation remains under the supervision of the Academy’s legal department.

It is worth noting that this is not the first such incident involving representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Earlier, it was reported that a 24-year-old hieromonk was mobilized after being stopped by TCC officers on his way to study in Athens.