War ‘painful’ for Ukrainian Orthodox priest

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

Fr. Roman Yatskiv of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Monessen struggled to find words Thursday as he watched video footage of Russia’s attack on his homeland.

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