Reverend Alexander Solovyov died while performing his pastoral duty in the Northern Military District area On November 1, in the direction of Sumy, Reverend Alexander Solovyov, a clergyman from the Diocese of Stavropol, died while performing his pastoral duty. A cleric's life was cut short as a result of a targeted attack by an enemy FPV drone. Father Alexander has been performing his obedience on the front line since mid-2022. For more than four years, he was inseparably close to the defenders of the homeland on the combat contact line: he performed the sacraments of confession and Holy Communion, reprimanded the soldiers before assault missions, supported the wounded and shared with the soldiers all the difficulties of life on the front line, reports the Military Department of the Patriarch of Moscow.

Reverend Alexander Solovyov died while performing his pastoral duty in the Northern Military District area On November 1, in the direction of Sumy, Reverend Alexander Solovyov, a clergyman from the Diocese of Stavropol, died while performing his pastoral duty. A cleric's life was cut short as a result of a targeted attack by an enemy FPV drone. Father Alexander has been performing his obedience on the front line since mid-2022. For more than four years, he was inseparably close to the defenders of the homeland on the combat contact line: he performed the sacraments of confession and Holy Communion, reprimanded the soldiers before assault missions, supported the wounded and shared with the soldiers all the difficulties of life on the front line, reports the Military Department of the Patriarch of Moscow.