Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Lukianivka, Kyiv oblast

Church of the Ascension of the Lord, monument of wooden architecture of the 2nd half of the 19 century (1879) Пам'ятка дерев'яної архітектури 2-ї половини XIX століття (1879 р)
Church of the Ascension of the Lord, monument of wooden architecture of the 2nd half of the 19 century (1879) Пам'ятка дерев'яної архітектури 2-ї половини XIX століття (1879 р)
General information
Building type	church
Location	Lukyanivka, Kyiv Oblast
Religious affiliation*	Orthodoxy (UOC MP)
Date of damage	25 March 2022
Damage degree	complete destruction
	*as for moment of shelling

The Church of the Ascension of the Lord is a monument of wooden architecture of the 2nd half of the 19 century (1879), located in the village of Lukianivka, Kyiv region. On March 25, 2022, after the liberation of the village by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Russian invaders, the latter, retreating, destroyed the church completely. According to its rector, "at 4 o'clock in the morning, a Russian tank completely destroyed this church with four shots." Since May 2022, the mutilated dome of the Church of the Ascensionof the Lord has been exhibited at the exhibition of artifacts of Russian aggression in Ukraine "Ukraine. Crucifixion" at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. "