Special Envoy in Kherson
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A stuffed glow and song rises from behind the cathedral, punctuated by the random crash of Russian bombs falling on Kherson. Kneeling before the candle-lit altar, the few believers gathered in Saint-Catherine sing the glory of the Lord and pray for the Ukrainian soldiers. “Falled to protect our mother“. They are a few meters away from the entrance to the tomb of Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin, the lover of Catherine the Great and the founding father of this port city. And the desecration committed by the Russian occupation forces during the organized looting of the city is on everyone’s mind.
When Ukrainian forces descend on Kherson to liberate it in early November, puppet leaders installed by the Kremlin send a team to the cathedral with the special mission of stealing Prince Potemkin’s bones. After saying Mass, Father Ilya Bologa raises the hatch…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.