The authorities of the Tula region will first restore and then transfer to the ownership of the diocese the bell tower of the Tula Kremlin
On June 19, 2013, it became known that the government of the Tula region decided to transfer the bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral of the Tula Kremlin to property of the Tula diocese. The bell tower, completely dismantled in 1937, is now being restored supported by the regional government. “We undertake the obligation to hand over the temple with a ready interior decoration ,” said the head of the region, Vladimir Gruzdev.