Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko. Unlawful Mobilization

Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko, rector of the Alexander Nevsky UOC Church, Kyiv.

February 24, 2026

🔴 On February 24, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM in Kyiv, personnel of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC) detained Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko, rector of the Alexander Nevsky UOC Church.

The clergyman was stopped on Polyarna Street, near the Leroy Merlin store. After his detention, he was taken to the TRC at 26 Iordanska Street, where he was held without the ability to contact his family.

Later, according to available information, Archpriest Yaroslav was transferred to the Darnytsia district of the capital. No contact with the clergyman was possible until midnight.

At approximately 00:00, Father Yaroslav was briefly able to contact his wife and reported that he was to be sent to Dnipropetrovsk during the night.

As of February 26, his relatives had no information regarding his whereabouts or condition.
The family emphasized that there had been no further contact with the priest since that last call.

🔴Current Status

The current whereabouts and status of the clergyman remain unknown.

(Source: UOJ)