Police are conducting a check on the fact that UOC believers "obstructed" the work of the TCS in Khust

The National Police Department in Zakarpattia region is conducting an investigation into the fact that believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church “obstructed” the work of the Khust territorial recruitment center. The law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation despite the fact that the police have not received any statements on the matter so far. About it reports “Suspilne.Uzhgorod”.

“At the site carried the services of police crews. A group of people for some time moved on the crosswalk, while the complete blocking of the highway did not occur. No reports of bodily injuries or other unlawful acts have been made to the law enforcers so far. As of now, this event has been registered and the verification continues,” — said the speaker of the press center of the National Police of Transcarpathian region, Anna Dan.

We remind you, that on September 22, 2024, after Sunday Divine Liturgy in the Holy Dormition Church in the village of Iza, Transcarpathian region, employees of the Khust territorial recruitment center, in front of the faithful people, took away from the temple two priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — clerics of the Khust and Odessa dioceses of the UOC. The abducted were two brothers — Archpriests Vasyl and Stepan Guk. After the incident with the abduction of the priests began to gain publicity, parishioners of the Dormition Church in the village of Iza and other concerned believers of the UOC, as a sign of protest, blocked the roads and blocked the Uzhgorod TCC demanding the release of the detained clergymen.