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Ukraine's security service (SBU) served Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Tikhon, described as a spiritual mentor to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, with a notice of suspicion in absentia for allegedly supporting Russia's war against Ukraine. The move formalizes Ukrainian legal action against a prominent religious figure closely tied to the Kremlin. The notice adds to a growing list of Ukrainian legal actions against Russian political, religious and military figures accused of complicity in the invasion, reflecting Kyiv's continued efforts to hold Russian elites accountable through its judicial system.