Justified Russia's armed aggression: UOC (MP) priest is suspected in Vinnytsia region
Kyiv • UNN
In Vinnytsia region, a priest of the UOC (MP) was notified of suspicion of justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. He was spreading pro-Russian propaganda via Telegram, using Russian sources of information.
In Vinnytsia region, a priest of the UOC (MP) from the Khmilnyk district, who justified Russia's armed aggression, was served with a notice of suspicion. This was reported by the press service of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office, according to UNN.
Under the procedural supervision of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office, a priest of the UOC (MP) from the Khmilnyk district of Vinnytsia region, a citizen of Ukraine, was served a notice of suspicion of justifying, denying the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, as well as glorifying the persons who carried out it, and denying the occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine (parts 1, 3 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),
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It is noted that the man demonstrated pro-Russian ideological views with a clear expression of anti-Ukrainian position in his communication in the Telegram messenger. In order to spread his beliefs, he sent relevant text and video materials to his interlocutors.
As sources of information, the suspect used Russian telegram channels that talk about the "true causes of the war" and present Russian armed aggression as an internal civil conflict in Ukraine.
Using so-called "Orthodox" channels, the man spread Kremlin propaganda about a "holy war against the West that has fallen into Satanism", the goal of which is to bring the entire territory of Ukraine "into the zone of exclusive influence of Russia".
The posts also include stories about a "militia member from the LPR" who allegedly visited a Ukrainian "concentration camp" and a fictitious cluster attack by the Ukrainian army on a children's beach in Donetsk region with many victims.
The crimes are punishable by up to 8 years in prison.
