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Ukrainian priest in Russian detention: ‘Their goal was to break us’

“The psychological pressure was immense”

Anatolii Babynskyi
Oct 28, 2024
∙ Paid

Nearly two years ago, two Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Redemptorists, Fr. Bohdan Geleta and Fr. Ivan Levytskyi, were arrested in Berdiansk, a southeasern Ukrainian city occcupied by Russian troops.  

UGCC Priests Ivan Levytsky and Bohdan Geleta Released from Russian Captivity
Priests Fr. Ivan Levytskyi and Fr. Bohdan Geleta, right, in Russian detention. Credit: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

When Russian forces detained them on Nov.…

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