The Russian Orthodox Church is ready to deploy over a thousand clergy to the war. Russian church leadership plans to send around 1300 priests to the front lines in Ukraine.
This was reported by the "Center of National Resistance" on Telegram, according to by Glavkom.
Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk stated on Russian propaganda TV that they would be sent to the front to provide spiritual support to Russian servicemen. He also claimed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church and that this matter would be resolved soon.
It is known that the head of the Kremlin's church, Patriarch Kirill, is an agent of the KGB under the alias "Mikhailov" and holds the rank of General in the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). His predecessor, Alexy II (Alexey Ridiger), was also a KGB agent under the alias "Drozdov." The Center of National Resistance pointed out that in the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin heavily relies on religious structures under its control, primarily the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), which has established a powerful network in Ukraine and has become an ideal tool for brainwashing its parishioners.
For example, during the early stages of the invasion in 2014, parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church organized large processions to disrupt Ukrainian defenders and aid the Russian army.