UOC priest wounded during Ternivka shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region
The house of Archpriest Volodymyr Kompaneets. Photo: "Zakhidny Donbas"
Cleric of the Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy of the UOC, Archpriest Volodymyr Kompaneets, and his wife sustained severe injuries after a kamikaze drone hit their home in the town of Ternivka, Pavlohrad district. This was reported on the Telegram channel "Zakhidnyi Donbas".
According to the publication, a "Shahed" struck the private house where the priest lived with his family. The blast wave partially destroyed the building, and the injured were taken to the hospital in serious condition.
Earlier, acting head of the RMA, Vladyslav Haivanenko, reported that two men aged 43 and 50 died from the night shelling. Three more people were injured, all hospitalized. A 65-year-old man and woman are in serious condition. An 18-year-old boy is in moderate condition.
As reported by the UOJ, the Dormition Church of the UOC in Mezhova was damaged by shelling. Since the beginning of the full-scale conflict, dozens of UOC churches and monasteries have been destroyed, with both clergy and civilians among the victims.
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