Severodonetsk Eparchy publishes photos of destroyed UOC temples

On July 12, 2022, the press service of the Severodonetsk Eparchy posted photos of destroyed UOC churches and chapels on its Telegram channel.

Many churches of the eparchy have been completely or partially destroyed because of shelling and fires caused by them. Among those affected are St. Nicholas's Church in Borovskoye; St. Nicholas’s Chapel and the Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov at the entrance to Severodonetsk; the Church “Tenderness” Icon of the Mother of God in Severodonetsk; the Chapel of St. John the Warrior Martyr in Severodonetsk, which is under construction; the Church of the Holy Cross in Lesnaya Dacha; the Church St. Tabitha of Joppa in Voronovo settlement; the Church of St. Varlaam of Khutyn in Severodonetsk; the Church of the "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Icon of the Mother of God in Severodonetsk; the Chapel of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called; the Chapel of the "Life-bearing Spring" Icon of the Mother of God on the territory of the Church of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God in Rubezhnoye town.

As reported, more than 40 churches in the Severodonetsk Eparchies have been damaged or destroyed.

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