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DNRChaplain Father Ihor Petrenko, Kherson resident, was released from captivity of DNR/DPR fighters. This was reported in the Cathedral of Purification of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kyiv Patriarchate in Kherson, where the released clergyman serves.

An unnamed temple source said: “So far we know only that Father Ihor will come to Kyiv along with other 15 released prisoners. We do not know when he can return to Kherson.”

According to Radio Liberty journalist, the priest disappeared on 14 February on the highway near Mariupol, 20 miles from Donetsk. In a car sat the priest and his assistant, Kherson volunteer Vadym Perepada, who were both on their way went to administer the sacraments of confession and Communion to soldiers. They were also carrying humanitarian aid for the Ukrainian military servicemen.

According to locals, a car, resembling Father Ihor’s car, got to one of the Donetsk People’s Republic checkpoints near the village of Olenivka. A few days ago it was reported that the priest was alive.

On 6 April, Ukrainian separatists released 16 Ukrainian soldiers from captivity. Advisor to the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivskyy reported that militants are still holding around 400 Ukrainian citizens as prisoners.

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