Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker, Ruska-Lozova, Kharkiv oblast

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Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker
General information
Building typechurch
LocationRuska Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast
Religious affiliation*Orthodoxy (UOC MP)
Date of damageMarch 2022
Damage degreemedium
*as for moment of shelling

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, the village of Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv

Oblast was under Russian occupation for about two months. On April 29, 2022, the village was

liberated, and the footage of the aftermath of the Russian military presence emerged. The church has broken windows and damaged facades from shrapnel. The masonry stairs leading to the church were destroyed. The church yard suffered significant damage. The small chapel dedicated to the Iverskaya Icon of the Mother of God on the premises was completely burnt down by a missile strike.

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