A military priest of the Stavropol diocese, Priest Alexander Solovyov, died in the conflict zonetranslated

On November 1, 2026, in the Sumy direction of the Special Military Operation, a cleric of the Stavropol diocese, Priest Alexander Solovyov, died while performing his pastoral duty.

Father Alexander died as a result of a targeted strike by an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reports the website of the Synodal Department for Interaction with the Russian Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies.

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It is noted that the clergyman has carried out pastoral service in the conflict zone since mid-2022.

“For more than four years, he was inseparably next to the defenders of the Fatherland on the line of combat contact: he performed the Sacraments of Confession and Communion, admonished soldiers before assault missions, supported the wounded and shared with the soldiers all the hardships of front-line life,” the message says.

It is emphasized that the pastoral path of Father Alexander “became the living embodiment of the highest gospel commandment about sacrificial love: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).”

“Until his last breath, the priest remained with his flock, sharing with them the mortal danger of everyday life in battle. The death of a shepherd on the battlefield resonates with deep pain in the hearts of fellow clergy, soldiers and all the faithful...