A mobilized priest from Lviv died during military exercises

A priest from Lviv who had been mobilized has died during military training.

This is being reported by Ukrainian Telegram channels and media.

The man in question is Orest Chornyi, who was mobilized at the beginning of the month. He was undergoing basic military training as part of the 82nd Separate Air Assault Bukovyna Brigade.

Orest Chornyi was born on 19 January 1979 in Lviv into a large family of clergymen. He studied at the Redemptorist Monastery and later at the Lviv Theological Academy, where he received a degree in theology.

For 20 years, Orest served in three parishes in Lviv, singing in church every day and helping people.

The tragedy occurred on 29 November in Chernivtsi region. The circumstances of Chornyi’s death have not yet been disclosed. There have also been no comments from the Territorial Recruitment Center regarding the incident.

Earlier, London officially reported the death of a British soldier at a Ukrainian Armed Forces training range.