“Good will win!”: Metropolitan Evgeniy visited the NIKA rehabilitation centertranslated

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy visited the NIKA rehabilitation center for alcohol and drug addicts. The head of the regional investigative committee, General Bogdan Valerievich Francishko, also became acquainted with the activities of the center and the process of rehabilitation of the wards.

“Today’s visit to the diocesan rehabilitation center for alcohol and drug addicts “Nika” turned out to be wonderful.

The head of the investigative committee for the Sverdlovsk region, General Bogdan Francishko, came to get acquainted with the life of the center and talk about rehabilitation with the wards.

Investigators most often encounter drug problems as part of crime investigations. They see the actions of criminals and, like no one else, are familiar with drug victims.

Today, the world of those who, from victims or criminals, are trying to become real people and citizens again has opened up.

In reality, this is backbreaking work bordering on feat. It was with such ascetics and rehabilitators that an invaluable conversation took place.

And it was unusual, exciting and interesting for the wards of Nick’s center to talk with the chief investigator of the region. And, of course, for the head of the investigation...