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The aggressor attacked the church in Kharkiv: A shell hit the Assumption Cathedral with people inside

03.03.2022, 07:51

The Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv was damaged after the shelling of Russian forces.

At the time of the attack, people were hiding in the church. Fortunately, no one was injured, according to Telegram-channel News.LIVE Kharkiv.

As a result of a shell hit in the church, icons and windows were damaged. The exact consequences remain unknown.

"The shell of the Russian invaders hit the Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv, where people were hiding. Fortunately, no one was injured. The Assumption Cathedral survived the Bolsheviks and World War II. When all the surrounding buildings were destroyed - the cathedral was still standing," - the information in the social network states.

The Russian occupiers attacked the central part of Kharkiv. The missiles hit the city council, the Palace of Labor, and residential high-rises.

It became known that enemy forces hit the Kharkiv City Council with a cruise missile.

On the morning of March 2, in Kharkiv, the Russian occupiers hit the building of the main regional police department and the regional department of the Security Service of Ukraine.

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