Orthodox Church Shelled by Russian Invaders in Oleshky

Case information
Incident date
Country
Ukraine
Place
Oleshky
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Physical Violence
  • Threats
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On January 31, it was reported that the Russian invaders have fired on a Church belonging to the Moscow Patriarchate in the town of Oleshky. The attack happened while a funeral was taking place, in which collaborate Zhuravko was being buried. The number of casualties after the incident is still under investigation.

The attack was reported by Oleshki town mayor Yevhen Ryshchuk, who wrote:

"Today, in the town of Oleshki, the occupants shelled the church of the PCMP. By the way, it was in this church that Zhuravka and his driver were buried."

Source: glavcom.ua