St. Nicholas Church in Dnipro damaged in overnight Russian shelling

St. Nicholas Church in Dnipro. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

On the night of June 15, 2026, St. Nicholas (Briansk) Church of the UOC in Dnipro, one of the city’s main architectural landmarks, was damaged as a result of shelling, the Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy reports. The building also currently houses the Organ and Chamber Music Hall.

The early 20th-century architectural monument was damaged by the blast wave and shrapnel. The cathedral has a unique history: it was built in 1913–1915 to mark the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, funded by the Bryansk Metallurgical Plant for workers of the local settlement, which gave the church its popular name.

In 1929, the Soviet authorities closed the church, stripping it of its crosses and bells. During the years of godlessness, the building was used as a coal warehouse, a sports school, and a Pioneer Palace. Only in the 1980s was the premises reconstructed as an organ hall, with the famous German Sauer organ installed there.

Today, the church combines the functions of an active concert hall and a religious community, which was restored in 2013. Less than a month ago, on May 23, 2026, the festive Divine Liturgy in this church was led by Metropolitan Irynei of Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlohrad.

As the UOJ reported, the Dormition Church of the Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy of the UOC in Mezhova burned down as a result of shelling.

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