TCC officers detained the vicar bishop of the Dnipropetrovsk diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

on November 26, a hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was detained in the city of Dnipro. It is alleged that employees of the local Territorial Center for Completion and Social Support (TCC) detained Archbishop Andrei of Petropavlovsk, the vicar of the Dnipropetrovsk diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The incident was reported by Telegram-channel First Cossack, citing information from its subscribers. According to the published data, the event took place in the evening. The message explicitly states that the employees of the Cathedral RTCC in the city of Dnipro were involved in the detention.

At the moment, the details of the incident are being clarified, and there have been no official confirmations or denials from representatives of the UOC, law enforcement agencies or the RTCC itself. The source continues to clarify the circumstances of the incident.

We shall remind you that on September 2, 2025, in Rivne region, the hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Bishop Seraphim (Kadubianskyi) of Novovorontsovo, was subjected to forced mobilization by TCC officers. Together with the bishop, they detained his assistant, Hieromonk Gabriel (Kinashchuk).