Priests of Russian-linked church were trying to escape to Moldova but did not cross border – photo

A cleric of the church of the Moscow Patriarchate, formerly a protopriest in the treasury of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, together with pseudo-priests in cassocks, tried to illegally cross the border with Moldova, but they were all detained by state border guards after being deceived by "hauliers" who had to transport them.

Source: State Border Guard Service on Telegram

Quote: "Near the border with Moldova, state border guards detained four offenders, three of whom were wearing church vestments. Two of the ‘priests’ turned out to be bogus, and the third, a current cleric of the Moscow Patriarchate, was a protopriest in the treasury of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (the Monastery of the Caves). All four tried to illegally cross the border."

Details: It is reported that the dealers who promised to take the false priests across the border also turned out to be fake. They took the men on a boat across Lake Kahal and dropped them off on the opposite shore.

The walk across the pond cost the men US$4,000 each.

State border guards of the Izmail detachment drew up reports on administrative offences for attempting to illegally cross the state border.

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