Pastor Sentenced to Labor Camp for Sermon Opposing Russia’s War in Ukraine 

9/5/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 3, Nikolay Romanyuk, 63, was found guilty of making “Public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation,” according to Forum 18.  Despite the Russian pastor’s age and health conditions, the court sentenced him to four years in a prison labor camp.  “Yes, I gave a sermon in which I touched on military, albeit forced, murder,” Pastor Romanyuk said in a final statement before the court. “I d