[2] His paternal grandfather was a soldier of the Red Army and had been killed during the Great Patriotic War.

From 1978 to 1992, he served priestly duties in Korosten, until he was anointed Bishop of Lviv and Drohobych on September 16, 1993.

[4] He was transmigrated to the diocese of Belotserkovsky and Boguslavsky on July 20, 2012, and was granted the rank of metropolitan a year later on November 23, 2013.

[1][5] In September 2023 Augustine took part in a service and conference organized by clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Italy.

A number of bishops declared full independence and autonomy from the Russian Orthodox Church and stated loyalty to an opposing metropolis although Augustine remains loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate.