The abbot of the Dubovoe St. Ilyinsky Monastery in Transcarpathia will be forcibly evicted from Ukraine. The Migration Service of the Transcarpathian region stated that the clergyman is a Russian citizen whose residence permit has expired.

“As a result of the joint training of employees of the Tyachev department of the Transcarpathian migration service and employees of the SSU, a violator of migration legislation was discovered in the region. It turned out to be a citizen of Russia, the rector of the Dubovoe’s St. Ilyinsky Monastery. The priest lived in the village. Dubovoe is illegal because the residence permit has expired,” the police said in a statement.

It is noted that on December 20, the man was brought to administrative responsibility and a fine of UAH 1,700 was imposed. In addition, a decision was made on forced deportation.