Russia and Ukraine accused a friend of setting fire to the Svyatogorsk Lavra
As a result of hostilities in the Donbass, a fire was discovered on the territory of the All Saints Skete of the Holy Dormition Lavra of the Holy Saint, the flames completely engulfed the main church of the monastery. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine accused the armed forces (AFU) of shelling the temple. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the lung fire was a result of a strike by the Russian military.
“On June 4, 2022, as a result of a large-scale fire on the territory of the All Saints Skete of the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra. The flame completely engulfed the main temple of the monastery. There is no information about the dead and massacres now, ”the message says. about on the website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
Ministry of Defense of Russia Telegram channel published a statement that the Russian armed forces did not lead the fighting in the area and did not fire at the historical and architectural reserve. The department stated that the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died on arson. “According to information from local residents, incendiary measures from a large-caliber pistol mounted on a Ukrainian Kozak armored car were found in the wooden walls of the domed room. After the arson was committed, the Ukrainian nationalists drove off at high speed to the south, towards the settlement of Sidorovo controlled by Ukrainian troops,” the statement says.
Volodymyr Zelensky published statements on Telegram in which he accused the Russian army of attacking the Svyatogorsk Lavra. According to him, the skit of the ban. Mr. Zelensky added that Svyatogorsk has been under fire since May. He blamed the Russian army for the more severe shelling of the Lavra, which resulted in severe injuries.
The main temple of All Saints was built in 2009. It was built on the site of another temple building, blown up in 1947. A building made of wood in the traditions of Russian wooden architecture of the 16th–17th centuries. The temple has 17 domes.
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