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Ukraine: Assumption Cathedral of the UOC-MP damaged in Kherson shelling

15. August 2024

On the night of August 6-7, during an enemy shelling of Kherson, two shells fell on the territory of the Assumption Cathedral of the UOC-MP. This was reported by Pravoslavna Khersonschyna (Orthodox Kherson Region). The explosion damaged the church's altar and utility rooms.

This is not the first time the Assumption Cathedral of the UOC-MP has come under Russian shelling. On the night of March 5-6, one of the shells hit the front wall of the St. Nicholas chapel and the sacristy of the cathedral, and another fell on the territory of the church. (Quelle: www.risu.ua, 9. August 2024)