Number of UOC сhurches damaged since the start of the war revealed
St. George’s Skete of the Sviatohirsk Lavra. Photo: NV
As of November 24, the Religion in Fire project has updated its infographic documenting religious sites that have been destroyed or damaged during Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Currently, 604 buildings have been affected.
Of this number, more than half – 317 – are shrines of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). Other damaged religious sites include:
- Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU): 56 churches
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Roman Catholic Church: 20 buildings'
- Protestant sites: 168 buildings
- Muslim: 8 mosques
- Jewish: 16 synagogues
- Other religious sites: 10
- Spiritual educational institutions: 9
The Religion in Fire project collects its data from open sources.
As previously reported by UOJ, in December 2023, the UOC Synod published information about deceased clergy and destroyed churches.
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