Wooden temple complex "New Jerusalem" In the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region, he completely burned down after the BPL strikes, said the head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.
“In the Holy Easter week, a blow was purposefully inflicted on one of the most holy places in Belgorodchina. <...> The way they did not allow drones to extinguish a fire - we will never forget. The temple complex was completely burned. Thank God no one was injured, ”the official wrote.
As notes the Telegram channel "The World of the Belogorye", only the entrance group of the temple complex survived.
According to Metropolitan of Belgorod and Starooskolsky John, the drones for several hours attacked the wooden buildings of the complex. Monks and pilgrims were evacuated Even before the arrival of the Ministry of Emergencies. “Since most of the UAV attacking were managed using a satellite connection, the struggle with them was difficult,” he said.
The attack on the temple complex occurred on Thursday evening. In the morning of the same day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit Kiev with ballistic missiles. 12 people died, more than 100 were injured.