Looters rob and desecrate a UOC church in Myrnohrad, Donbas
The UOC Church of St. Victor of Chalcedon in Myrnohrad. Photo: Pokrov Vicariate
Looters desecrated the UOC Church of St. Victor of Chalcedon in the city of Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, as reported on the Telegram channel of the Pokrov Vicariate on February 20.
The vandals broke down almost all the doors. They stole the bells from the lower church and removed a chandelier weighing over 150 kilograms.
As the UOJ previously reported, in the village of Bohatyr, Donetsk region, the UOC Exaltation Church was completely destroyed, and in the village of Andriivka, the UOC Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos was demolished.
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