Yuri Sipko | |
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Born | Yuri Kirillovich Sipko February 28, 1952 Tara, Omsk Oblast, USSR |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation(s) | Pastor President of Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (2002–2010) Vice-President of World Baptist Alliance |
Years active | 1984–present |
Children | 11 |
Religion | Baptists |
Church | Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists |
Ordained | Deacon (1984) Pastor (1985) |
Writings | Voice of one crying (2013) |
Yuri Kirillovich Sipko (Russian: Ю́рий Кири́ллович Сипко́; born 28 February 1952) is a Russian Baptist pastor who was vice president of the World Baptist Alliance and president of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (UECB) from 2002 to 2010. A criminal case against Sipko was opened on 8 August 2023. He is accused of discrediting the Russian military.