More than 600 religious sites were destroyed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — Novaya Gazeta Evropa

A damaged church in Lisne near Kharkiv. Illustrative photo: Alex Chan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Over three years of full-scale war, Russian troops have damaged or destroyed more than 600 churches in Ukraine, killing or torturing 67 priests. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “And these are not just collateral damage.” A rocket hit the altar of an Orthodox cathedral in Odessa. Artillery leaves churches sh…

During the war, 67 Ukrainian priests, pastors and monks were killed or tortured by Russian soldiers, and 640 religious sites, most of them Christian, were destroyed. This was stated by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “But we will rebuild them all. Just as we release priests and pastors from Russian captivity, just as we do everything to protect Ukrainian cities and villages and the lives of people in them, we restore the opportunity to believe and believe …