Pastor Oleg Taor died at the age of 81. The press service of the Pskov region reported this. Father Oleg Taor has been the head of the Alexander Nevsky Church in Pskov since 1991. Under his leadership, the historic building built in 1908 was restored and established as a military church for the Omsk regiment. The priest became one of the pioneers of systematic cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian armed forces. He traveled repeatedly to military conflict zones, providing spiritual support to service members in Chechnya, Yugoslavia and Syria. In 2013 he was appointed assistant to the commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division to work with believers. For his contribution to the spiritual and patriotic education of the defenders of the homeland, Reverend Oleg was awarded the Order of Merit for the Motherland, 2nd class. Eternal memory!