Russian Shelling Has Destroyed Over 113 Churches In Ukraine Since Start Of War – President Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian artillery has “destroyed” 113 churches during “the full-scale war” with Ukraine.

Earlier Saturday, it was reported All Saints Church in Sviatohirsk Lavra was “destroyed” by Russian shelling.

Zelensky noted in his address it is “not the first shelling of the Lavra,” and “three Lavra monks were killed by the Russian shelling on Wednesday. Worship services are forced to be held in the basement.”

According to the President, the sounds of incoming Russian artillery are “constant” in the Lavra.

Zelensky pointed out Sviatohirsk Lavra “belongs to Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is still considered in Moscow to be connected with the Russian Orthodox Church, but even this does not stop the Russian army.”

In the light of “the support of the Orthodox hierarchs in Russia for the aggression against Ukraine,” Zelensky called on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church “to draw conclusions.”