AFU releases video of destruction of Sviatohirsk Lavra skete in Bohorodychne

Destroyed skete of the Sviatohirsk Lavra in Bohorodychne. Photo: Screenshot from a video by the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Command

On 20 September 2022, the press service of the Airborne Assault Troops Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on its official Facebook page a video from the village of Bohorodychne liberated from Russian troops.

The video records the scale of the destruction of the Sviatohirsk Lavra Skete of the"Joy of All Who Sorrow" Icon of the Mother of God.

As the UOJ earlier reported, photos of Ukrainian military men in the Sviatohirsk Lavra skete were published online.

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