UOC Clergyman Detained by Military Enlistment Office in Dnipropetrovsk Region

On June 18, 2025, a clergyman of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was detained by personnel of the local Territorial Recruitment Center in Dnipropetrovsk region. According to available information, the detained priest was Father Rostyslav Kalynovskyi, a cleric of the Kamianske Diocese. This was reported by the Pershyi Kozatskyi channel citing its own sources.

The arrest reportedly took place around 5 a.m. The priest was taken through a military medical commission  and is currently being held at the TRC in the city of Piatykhatky, Dnipropetrovsk region.

As a reminder, on June 14, 2025, in the city of Sarny (Rivne region), staff of the Territorial Recruitment Center forcibly conscripted a cleric of the local Holy Protection Cathedral of the Sarny Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Deacon Maksym Huzenko.