Two Orthodox Religious Murdered in Ukraine

Country: Other

Date of incident: July 30, 2015


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. Sources: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-orthodox-nun-tortured-death-kiev-days-after-priests-murder-1513356 http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/ukraine-two-orthodox-religious-murdered-within-days