St Nicholas Monastery of UOC in Myropillia affected by Russian shelling

St Nicholas Church of the UOC in Myropillia. Photo: UOC's Press Service

On March 19, 2025, the St. Nicholas Monastery of the UOC in Myropillia, Sumy region, sustained severe damage due to Russian shelling, according to the press service of the Sumy Eparchy.

"The Holy Nicholas Monastery in the village of Myropillia has been reduced to ruins following yet another Russian attack. The monastery walls are damaged, windows and doors shattered, and utility buildings destroyed. A place that for centuries stood as a center of spiritual strength and prayer now lies in ruins, a testament to the aggressor’s brutality," the statement reads.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Hryshyne, two young altar boys of a UOC church were killed by Russian shelling.

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