Orthodox priest among detained terrorists in Luhansk region

26.05.2014, 14:23

On May 25 a group of armed members of the terrorist organization "People's Republic of Luhansk" burst into two polling stations, threatening to injure the members of election commission, and tried to disrupt the elections.

The Anti-terrorist Operation forces detained 13 people. Among them was a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, Fr. Marecki, who is active in the so-called Don Cossacks, UNIAN informs.

Tags: #Russian aggression against Ukraine

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