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Dormition cathedral and St. Anthony’s Church in Kharkiv damaged by shell bombing

During the shell bombing there were people inside

Dormition cathedral and St. Anthony’s Church in Kharkiv damaged by shell bombing
St. Anthony’s Church
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Dormition cathedral and St. Anthony’s Church in Kharkiv were damaged by shell bombing.

This was reported on the Kharkiv Diocese website

On 2 March 2022, as a result of the shell bombing, the cathedral named in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been damaged in Kharkiv.

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

Main windows and stained-glass windows are broken, and the decorations are damaged. 

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

“People, who were inside the catherdal during the shell bombing, were not injured”, one source says. 

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

"On 2 March 2022, as a result of the attack in the center of Kharkiv, the church named in honor of St. Anthony the Great in Kharkiv was damaged. Inside the shrine, all windows are broken and the church utensils are damaged," - another source says.

St. Anthony’s Church
Photo: eparchia.kharkov.ua
St. Anthony’s Church

Fortunately, in this case no one was hurt as well.

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