Russians have destroyed almost fifty religious buildings in the Donetsk region alone

ROMAN PETRENKO - SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2022, 15:33

In the Donetsk Oblast alone, the Russians have destroyed 43 religious buildings, most of which belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, during the three months of the war.

Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Kyrylenko: "Yesterday the All-Holy Skete [hermitage] of the Sviatohirsk Lavra [monastery] burned down as a result of the shelling of Sviatohirsk, but this is not the first religious building that the Russians have destroyed.

In Sviatohirsk itself, which contains three monuments of architecture and culture, the Russians have damaged the historical and architectural museum and destroyed the church, two hermitages and two cell buildings in the Sviatohirsk Lavra, killing four monks.

In total, the Russians have already destroyed or damaged at least 43 religious buildings in the region, the majority of which belonged to the Moscow Patriarchate."

Details: Kyrylenko is certain that these attacks are deliberately designed to destroy any manifestations of Ukrainian culture.

Previously: On Saturday, a huge fire engulfed the All-Holy Skete of the Sviatohirsk Lavra of the Holy Dormition in Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate stated that this happened "as a result of military operations".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the United Nations and UNESCO to expel Russia as a terrorist state that is destroying historical monuments and social infrastructure in Ukraine.