Two Orthodox Religious Murdered in Ukraine

Case information
Incident date
Geographic scope
Country unknown
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private

A priest and a nun, both members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, were murdered within days of each other in the Ukraine.

Investigators do not believe these murders are related, but are investigating whether there is a political motive.

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