Ukraine's Security Service detains pro-Russian cleric accused of guiding Russian ballistic strikes on Odesa

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate suspected of directing a double-tap Iskander-M missile strike on Odesa in March 2024 and of passing coordinates of Ukrainian air defence positions and data on energy infrastructure facilities in Odesa Oblast.

By Anastasia Protz