Church of St. Nicholas and the Transfiguration of the Lord, Irpin, Kyiv oblast

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Church of St. Nicholas and the Transfiguration of the Lord
General information
Building typechurch
LocationIrpin, Kyiv Oblast
Religious affiliation*Orthodoxy (UOC MP)
Date of damageMarch 2022
Damage degreeslight
*as for moment of shelling

In March 2022, the Church of St. Nicholas and the Transfiguration of the Lord in Irpin city, Kyiv Oblast, was damaged. The facades of the church and the church fence bear traces of numerous shrapnel impacts. The church's rector, Volodymyr Bormashev, was injured by an enemy mine explosion during the evacuation from Irpin on March 23, 2022, and died in one of the Kyiv hospitals on March 28.

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  • Лещинський А., Халіков Р. Звіт про стан культових споруд у місті Ірпінь, адміністративному центрі Ірпінської міської громади Бучанського району Київської області за результатами польової розвідки від 28.05.2022.