Police plan to question orphaned children in Bancheny Monastery about “violence in the orphanage”

On June 10, 2025, the Holy Ascension Monastery of Bancheny reported that the monastery is planning to interrogate orphaned children cared for by Bishop Longin. This will take place within the framework of the criminal case against the Bancheny Monastery. This was reported by the First Cossack channel.

The reason for the interrogation are the materials of the “investigation” of photographer Edgar Kalancha, in which he publicized slander against the orphans and the management of the monastery.

Recall that law enforcement authorities of Chernivtsi region began criminal proceedings on the fact of “violence in the orphanage” operating at the Bancheny Monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Monitoring of social networks revealed video materials “indicating possible violations of the law” on the territory of the orphanage.