The first festive service in the church was supposed to be held at 5 am, but the explosion thundered around 2:30 am.
Russian aggressors launched a missile attack on the village of Kamyshevakha in the Zaporozhye region and destroyed the church. The State Emergency Service reported this on Sunday, April 16.
“On the night of April 16 – the great resurrection of Christ, the Russian army launched a missile attack in the Zaporozhye region. These shots show a church that was destroyed by a missile of enemy in a settlement outside Zaporozhye,” the report said.
The Russian army hit the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael. The rocket fell near the church building and in fact completely destroyed it. Fortunately, no one was hurt, reports Ukrinform.
According to the rector of the temple, Father Vladimir, the first celebration service will be held today at 5 in the morning.
“There was an instruction not to hold services at night because of the threat of a missile attack. We planned to hold a service at 5 in the morning and celebrate Easter. About 2:30 we heard an explosion . All services are suspended, we are fixing the rubble,” he said.
The central library and the building of another religious organization in the village were also damaged.
This morning, it became known about a massive attack in the Zaporozhye region. There was also an explosion in Zaporozhye itself.
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