A former editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy, Alexei Demokratov, who has been identified as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation, has reported that Archpriest Alexei Uminsky, the rector of the Holy Trinity Church in Khokhly, was barred from serving. This development was reported by RBC. [RBC]
The same report indicates a new rector, Archpriest Andrei Tkachev, has been appointed to take Uminsky’s place. It is noted that Tkachev previously served, up until 2014, as a priest within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. [RBC]
Religious scholar Ksenia Lutsenko and cultural historian Nikolai Podosokorsky are also cited by RBC as having written about the prohibition on Uminsky’s ministry. [RBC]
Earlier, Andrei Kuraev, a former protodeacon of the Russian Orthodox Church who was also listed as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation, stated that he did not intend to renounce his Russian citizenship. [RBC]
On November 6, Kuraev announced on social networks that he was leaving Russia, an action he took on National Unity Day. He had previously expressed plans to relocate to the Czech Republic. While abroad, the protodeacon anticipated continuing to write, speak, and lecture, and he appealed for financial support from his followers, outlining the anticipated expenses tied to his departure. [RBC]
Earlier remarks attributed to Patriarch Kirill suggested a belief that some people cannot live without war. [RBC]