UOC Resurrection Church in Sloviansk damaged by shelling

Shelling smashed windows and damaged murals and facade of Sloviansk's oldest church.

The Resurrection Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the oldest church in Sloviansk, was damaged as a result of shellingm reports the UOC Information and Education Department.

The windows of the shrine were smashed, and the entire interior of the church was strewn with debris. Inside the building, a candelabrum fell onto the altar table, and the wall paintings and the facade were also damaged.

The Resurrection Church is the oldest in the city. The first wooden church on this site was built back in 1775, and a stone church was erected in the 19th century. Its main altar was consecrated in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, the right one in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and the left one in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God.

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that two UOC churches were damaged by shelling in Kramatorsk.