AFU release video of destruction of Sviatogorsk Lavra skete in Bohorodychne

On 20 September 2022, the press service of the Airborne Assault Troops Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on its official Facebook page a video from the village of Bohorodychne liberated from Russian troops.

The video records the scale of the destruction of the Svyatogorsk Lavra Skete of the"Joy of All Who Sorrow" Icon of the Mother of God.

As earlier reported, photos of Ukrainian military men in the Sviatogorsk Lavra skete were published online.

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