Video shows destruction of UOC convent in Komyshuvakha after airstrike
Ukrainian soldiers have released footage showing the destruction of the UOC's St. Elizabeth Convent in Komyshuvakha following an airstrike.
Servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade have released video footage showing the devastation at St. Elizabeth Convent of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Zaporizhzhia Eparchy in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, following an airstrike on November 2, 2026.
Nine aerial bombs were dropped on the settlement during the attack, leaving the convent in ruins. The shelling damaged the nuns' living quarters, refectory, library, church shop, and bell tower.
"The beautiful, welcoming convent that was once a landmark of the settlement now lies in ruins. The nuns' belongings remain in the deserted cells, as though someone had just stepped out and might return at any moment. In the refectory, half-eaten meals still sit on the tables...
"The rooms still seem to hold their warmth, and everywhere – in the church shop, the library, and the katholikon (the main monastery church) – the scent of incense and myrrh lingers. Only the wind stirs the curtains in the shattered windows, sending mournful drafts through open doorways and deserted corridors," said Serhii Skibchyk, press officer of the 65th Brigade.
The courtyard near the partially destroyed bell tower is strewn with broken bricks and rubble, while shattered glass covers the church entrance. Inside the convent buildings, the scent of incense and myrrh still lingers.
As the UOJ previously reported, the Church of St. Anthony of the Caves in Antonivka was destroyed by shelling.
