All Saints Shrine of the Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra was burnt down in Tetianivka as a result of shelling
The Armed Forces reported that the russian occupiers aimed at the temple
What happened? In the village of Tetianivka, Donetsk region, a wooden All Saints Shrine of the Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra was burnt down as a result of shelling.
Source. This is reported by the information and education department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
Details. “On June 4, 2022, as a result of hostilities, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the All Saints Shrine of the Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra. The flames completely engulfed the main church of the monastery,” the UOC said in a statement.
It is currently unknown if they're any casualties.
Officer of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Kochevenko, who was the first to publish a photo of the burning monastery of the Sviatohirsk Lavra, claims that it caught fire after the shelling from the russian side.
russia's Defense Ministry denies this: “Units of the russian armed forces are not carrying out hostilities in the area and are not shelling the territory of the Sviatohirsk Historical and Architectural Reserve,” and accuses Ukrainian troops of arson.
This is not a historic building: a wooden shrine was built in 2009 on the site of the All Saints Church, which was undermined in 1947.
This is the third time when the building was shelled by russians: the St. George's Monastery was destroyed on May 9, seven refugees were injured during a shelling on May 4, and the Lavra premises, where monks and refugees were hiding out, was damaged after the fighting on March 12.
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