Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Novy Bykiv, Chernihiv oblast

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Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God
General information
Building typechurch
LocationNovyi Bykiv, Chernihiv Oblast
Religious affiliation*Orthodoxy (UOC MP)
Date of damage31 March 2022
Damage degreeslight
*as for moment of shelling

On March 31, 2022, the Church of the Dormition in the village of Novy Bykiv, Chernihiv region, was destroyed. At that time, the territory was under Russian occupation. According to the Nizhyn Diocese of the UOC, as a result of projectiles hitting the church, the roof in the altar part was destroyed, and the church fence was damaged. In the church, all the windows were destroyed, the doors, the facade and the interior of the building were damaged.

The church was built in 1801–1804 by the order of Hetman Kirill Razumovski.

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Новий Биків, храм якої постраждав від обстрілів.] Сайт Ніжинської єпархії УПЦ (дата звернення: 24.01.2023).