Russian strike destroys historic 1726 Cossack wooden church in Ukraine
Russian forces destroyed the Holy Vvedenska Church in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, in an aerial attack that ignited a fatal fire, Most regional news outlet reported on Aug. 3.
On August 3, Russian forces targeted the historic Holy Vvedenska Church in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, with a drone strike, destroying the wooden structure that had stood for centuries. The church, constructed in 1726 without using metal nails, was a rare surviving example of Zaporizhzhyan ecclesiastical architecture. Built by Poltava Cossacks in 1785, the church was dismantled and transported along the Dnipro River from Perevolochna to its current location in Beryslav.
Following the Bolshevik regime's rise, the church served as a storage warehouse before religious services resumed during World War II. Currently under the administration of the Nova Kakhovka Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), the church's rector, Oleksandr Mykhailenko, reportedly collaborated with Russian occupation forces and fled with them during the de-occupation of Kherson Oblast.
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