Russian Priest Reports Longtime Parishioner To FSB For Anti-War Comments; Charged With Inciting HatredKEY POINTS- A village priest in Russia's Irkutsk region reported a 10-year parishioner to the FSB- The parishioner, a former city deputy, blamed the invasion of Ukraine on Russia- He was charged with inciting hatred, but it was reclassified and later droppedA priest in Russia's southeastern Irkutsk region reported one of his longtime parishioners to authorities after the latter criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to reports.An unidentified man Kandybin referred to as a "blogger" visited the church official on April 11 and expressed his objection to one of the priest's previous sermons that touched on the war in Ukraine.Kandybin had blamed the conflict on the United States and claimed that the humanitarian disaster in Ukraine was being exacerbated by "certain people who have committed atrocities in Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq and Syria from the overseas," according to the report.Kandybin claimed he attempted to change the blogger's mind by appealing to his sense of patriotism, but the man responded by expressing his desire for a Ukrainian victory and to see the Ukrainian army marching through Moscow's iconic Red Square on television."He proceeded to keep talking about his wish to see a Ukrainian counteroffensive as soon as possible."