Horlivka, August 7, 2014
As a result of direct hit of an artillery shell a wooden Church of Annunciation in Horlivka has been burned down, reports the website of the Horlivka and Sloviansk Diocese. Church workers are alive. There are several more hotbeds of gunfire in the “Stroitel” micro-district. Fire fighters are in action.
It was earlier reported that on July 29 shells had exploded near the Annunciation Church and a playground.
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Churches of the Diocese of Horlivka and Sloviansk praying for the dead
Churches of the Diocese of Horlivka and Sloviansk praying for the dead
In Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and a number of other towns of the diocese the Ukrainian army is currently fighting against the people's militia, as a result of which civilian residents are being killed. The Church has more than once called and is now calling to stop the bloodshed and to sit down at the negotiating table.
Diocese of Horlivka organizing distribution of humanitarian aid through Sloviansk churches
Diocese of Horlivka organizing distribution of humanitarian aid through Sloviansk churches
On June 26, Archbishop Mitrofan (Mitrophanes) of Horlivka and Sloviansk held an assembly of the clergy in Sloviansk. In the course of the discussion of the situation, established in the city and the region, it was decided to organize distribution of humanitarian aid in three parishes of Sloviansk:
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh Damaged By Shelling on Its Feast Day
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh Damaged By Shelling on Its Feast Day
On July 18, the feast day of the finding of the relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh, a church in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Lugansk on Krasnoznamennskaya Street was damaged during a church service as a result of a shell attack by the Ukrainian army.
Donbass Won't Forgive Kiev for Murders of Civilians, UOC Spokesman Believes
Donbass Won't Forgive Kiev for Murders of Civilians, UOC Spokesman Believes
The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Press Service, Vasily Anisimov, criticizes the Kiev authorities for military actions in Eastern Ukraine.
Horlivka Diocesan Administration Shelled on the Day of the Baptism of Russia
Horlivka Diocesan Administration Shelled on the Day of the Baptism of Russia
None of the administration staff members were injured — the shelling took place during a service when everybody was at the cathedral. The watchman, who was in a utility room nearby, survived by a miracle.
Center of Horlivka Shelled, People Killed and a Church Damaged
Center of Horlivka Shelled, People Killed and a Church Damaged
On July 27 at 12:35 the Ukrainian Army shelled the Horlivka city center with heavy artillery. Without warning residential districts along Lenin Avenue near the central market, Pobedy (“Victory”) Avenue and Gagarin Street as well as Maysky Village and the modern house district were shelled with Grad missile launchers.
