Since the beginning of the mass invasion of the Russian Federation, on January 24, 2024, the destruction of more than 500 religious buildings has been recorded.
As a result of military operations, at least 25 representatives of religious figures have died since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience, Viktor Yelensky, announced this at a press conference on the topic “Nothing Sacred: War Crimes of the Russian Occupiers against Religious Communities and Clergy,” the report of the GESS press service.
“According to the Religion on Fire project, on January 24, 2024, the destruction of more than 500 religious buildings was recorded. 9% of these buildings were completely destroyed, and 16% underwent such damage that it was impossible to repair. the area .
At the same time, the churches associated with the Moscow Patriarchate suffered the most from the Russian invasion: at least 143 churches were destroyed or damaged.
Let’s remember that last year on July 23, the Russians launched a missile attack on Odessa. The historic city center suffered attacks. Many houses were destroyed, including the Transfiguration Cathedral. The temple building and roof were partially destroyed. An enemy missile hit the central altar.
In June of the same year, Russian aggressors invaded the territory of a church in the village of Belozerka, Kherson region. A local priest died.
Source: korrespondent
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