“The hardest ordeal is starvation”: Chaplain Vasyl Fedorenko

Dnipro, 2025. A video interview with Vasyl Fedorenko, chaplain of the 23rd Coast Guard Detachment. He carried out combat missions and continued his spiritual ministry during the defense of Mariupol and Azovstal. He spent over three years in Russian captivity. Upon his return, he became a priest.

He talks about his memories of Mariupol and its defense, how he survived captivity, and how he decided to become a priest.