Vasyl Vyrozub, a priest and chaplain of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has been released from Russian captivity today.
This was announced on Facebook by religious expert Oleksandr Yefremenko.
“The priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, my friend Vasyl Vyrozub, has been released from captivity today. From February 27, 2022, he had been held captive by the Russian occupation forces,” the pundit wrote.
“Iryna Vereshchuk and the team of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine were engaged in the release, for which we are infinitely grateful! Now we can talk about it officially and publicly. All details will follow,” Yefremenko summed up.
According to the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Iryna Vereshchuk, 41 people were returned from captivity, including 11 women. Twenty-eight military and 13 civilians are returning home.
“It is especially gratifying that today a rector of a temple run by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is among those released,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.
As reported, on February 25, 2022, an OCU priest boarded the Sapfir rescue ship along with a humanitarian mission heading to Snake Island to evacuate the bodies of fallen servicemen.
It should be recalled that the Russian occupiers subjected Vasyl Vyrozub’s father to torture.
