Four reports were drawn up against a priest from Slavyansk-on-Kuban.

On the hieromonk Jonah (Ilya Sigida) drew up four reports: three for insulting the state on the Internet, and one for discrediting the RF Armed Forces, drew attention journalist from Krasnodar Andy CartEarlier, in the church of the alternative Russian Orthodox Church in Slavyansk-on-Kuban completed searches for condemning the war in Ukraine. 

10 armed and masked men stormed the Holy Protection-Tikhon Church, where the 87-year-old archbishop had been buried back in February 2023. Victor Brewers He mentioned the injustice of war in his sermon. Ilya Sigida, his assistant, was led out of the church after a search, his arms twisted, shoved into a car, and driven away. 

He is currently under arrest for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and is accused of making anti-war comments on the church's website. 

Viktor Pivovarov has been out of service for a year due to health reasons. 

Last summer, local authorities planned to demolish the church, but the court denied the demolition. The history of the church and Viktor Pivovarov can be read at link.

The state is persecuting clergy who spoke out against the war in various ways. Evangelical pastor Yevgeny Parshin sentenced St. Petersburg priest Ivan Kumoyarov was sentenced to four years in prison for anti-war preaching. recognized A foreign agent. As of spring 2024, the Russian Orthodox Church had punished 60 priests for their anti-war stance, Novaya Gazeta.Europe reported.