Nativity of Theotokos Church destroyed by RF shelling in Novoeconomichne
Photo: Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Source: Press Service of the Pokrovsk Vicariate
On June 1, 2025, the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Novoeconomichne, Pokrovsk District, Donetsk Region, was nearly leveled by shelling from Russian forces, according to the press service of the Pokrovsk Vicariate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
The church, originally built in 1911, had already suffered damage in previous attacks. On July 8, 2024, a Russian strike destroyed the walls, ceiling, and altar section of the church. Later, on August 26, 2024, during another shelling, the church was hit again, resulting in a large fire that rescuers were only able to extinguish the following day due to continued shelling.
“This is all that remains of the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the village of Novoeconomichne after yesterday’s strike by the Russian occupiers on our sacred site,” the statement reads.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Ternovate, a monastery choir director was killed during a shelling.
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