Kharkiv Metropolitan offers condolences to victims of Nova Vodolaha strike
Baby Angelina, killed in the October 19, 2026, attack. Photo: National Police of Ukraine
Metropolitan Onuphry of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in a Russian strike on the town of Nova Vodolaha, according to the website of the UOC's Kharkiv Eparchy.
The hierarch wrote that he was deeply saddened by news of the tragedy, which, according to the latest official figures, claimed five lives, including those of two young girls. Metropolitan Onuphry noted that one-year-old Angelina, born in August of last year, was killed while in her stroller, while her mother, Inna, died in the hospital. The other girl was 11 years old.
On behalf of himself and the clergy of the eparchy, the metropolitan extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. He called on clergy and the faithful to pray for the repose of the newly departed – baby Angelina, her mother Inna, and all those who lost their lives – as well as for the swift recovery of the wounded, especially the children.
According to updated figures from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, five people were killed in Nova Vodolaha: two children and three adults. The victims included women aged 28, 34, and 36, as well as two girls aged 11 and approximately 14 months.
As the UOJ previously reported, the UOC Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Kharkiv was damaged by shelling.
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