UOC priests visit Ukrainian military on the front line
The UOC clergy in the war zone. Photo: t.me/blago_church_ru
The UOC priests visited hot spots in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions that are in the war zone as part of the “Mission of Mercy” project, reports the press service of the UOC Department for Social and Humanitarian Issues.
During the trip, UOC clergy and parishioners handed over humanitarian aid to residents of the settlements of Kurakhovo, Zarechye and Torske.
"The priests visited Kurakhovo, where refugees from Maryinka and Uhledar are hiding, and also handed over humanitarian aid to the Sviatogorsk Lavra, the Skete of St. John of Shanghai in Adamivka, to Izium, Slaviansk, Kramatorsk, Liman, Pokrovske and Selidovo," the press service said.
The priests also visited three combat units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fighting in the Bakhmut, Svatovsk and Uhledar directions. Ukrainian soldiers received trench candles, power supplies, warm clothes, medicines, food and stoves.
As reported, UOC aid was delivered to war-affected areas of the Donbas.
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