UOC church destroyed by shelling in Yunakivka, Sumy region
A church-monument of 19th century architecture destroyed in the village of Yunakivka. Photo: 47th MBr "Magura"
As a result of Russian shelling, the UOC Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Yunakivka, Sumy region, has been destroyed. The church, built in 1806, was a monument of national significance and an example of early classicism architecture, reports kordon.media website.
The brick building, decorated with columns, was depicted on the coat of arms of Sumy district, approved in 2001. Previously, the church was the center of the village's spiritual life.
According to architect Igor Titarenko, the monument survived revolutions, the First and Second World Wars. Before the beginning of the full-scale invasion, services were held in the basement part of the building — the so-called winter church, while the building itself was under restoration.
As the UOJ reported, the Kherson Greek-Sophia Church of the UOC was damaged due to shelling.
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