In Odessa, the temple of the UOC MP was almost burned
In Odessa, unknown persons tried to set fire to the bell tower of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Look at Humility,” which is located on the territory of the rehabilitation center named after. Janusz Korczak.
The press service of the Odessa diocese reported this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Vandals also tried to break into the front door, but security saw the fire in time and managed to put it out.
Meanwhile, the attackers fled.
“An attempt to set fire to a temple in which those who have been struggling with serious illnesses since childhood receive spiritual help and support is not only an encroachment on a national shrine, but also an expression of extreme contempt for people who require special care and warmth. This crime has become yet another evidence that the forces that have rebelled today against the Church and people’s shrines are inspired by extreme godlessness and inhumanity,” the diocese said in a statement.
Ukrainian human rights activists previously estimated that over the past four years, more than 50 cases of violent seizures of Orthodox churches have been recorded with the aim of subordinating them to the non-canonical "Kyiv Patriarchate."
A UOC-MP church was nearly burned down in Odessa.