sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪn sˈɛdʒəm ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn skɹˈɪpnɪk ɐtˈeɪnd ðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dᵻfˈɛndɚɹ ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɹˈaɪts ɪn pˈoʊlənd, ɪspˈɛʃəli ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks fˈeɪθ ɪnðə pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnəntli ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks vɑːlhˈɪniə ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃənˌɪst pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌv pˈoʊlɪʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz.
Serving in Sejm until 1939 Skrypnyk attained the reputation of the defender of the Ukrainian minority rights in Poland, especially of the Orthodox Faith in the predominantly Orthodox Volhynia against the assimilationist policies of Polish authorities.