In Kyiv, TRC detains archimandrite of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

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Archimandrite Theophil of the Kyiv-Pechers Lavra. Photo: open sources Archimandrite Theophil of the Kyiv-Pechers Lavra. Photo: open sources

TRC officers have detained Lavra Archimandrite Theophil (Koshovenko).

On May 1, 2026, TRC officers detained Archimandrite Theophil (Koshovenko), a monk of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, UOJ sources report.

The incident occurred around 4:00 PM on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard. The clergyman was walking to visit an elderly parishioner, one of his spiritual children.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that the TRC abducted Archimandrite Rufin, a monk of the Odesa monastery.

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