UOC church damaged in Kyiv shelling
The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was damaged in the Kyiv shelling. Photo: UOC Information Center
A UOC church dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was damaged in a Russian attack on Kyiv overnight on July 2, the UOC Information Center reports.
The church, which belongs to the First Darnytsia Deanery, had its windows blown out, while fragments damaged icons, the altar, and the walls. The blast wave also damaged doors, window frames, and the church shop building, and cracks appeared in the walls of the church itself.
The area around the church was also damaged. The parish rector, Archpriest Vasyl Klym, appealed to all concerned people for help in restoring the holy site.
As the UOJ reported, a UOC church in Yunakivka, Sumy region, was destroyed as a result of shelling.
Read also
Phanar exarch in Lithuania discusses refugee support with Ukraine ambassador
The Patriarchal Exarch of Constantinople conveyed greetings from the Ecumenical Patriarch to Ukrainian diplomats.
DESS gives Pochaiv Lavra another 60 days to break with UOC Kyiv Metropolia
Yelensky said DESS extended the deadline for compliance following a request from Pochaiv Lavra’s lawyers.
Dumenko discusses demographic crisis with Ukraine’s education minister
The OCU stressed the need to preserve Ukraine’s human potential.
His Beatitude leads patronal feast at Kyiv church in Darnytsia district
During the festive service marking the church’s patronal feast, the UOC Primate ordained a deacon.
Mtskheta street named after late Patriarch Ilia II
The municipal council’s decision was an exception to the legal rules governing the naming of geographic features.
UGCC head backs integration of migrants into Ukrainian society
Shevchuk says Ukraine is building a new type of political nation – one that is not “only for ethnic Ukrainians,” but is open to everyone willing to help build the Ukrainian state.