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UOC-MP priest and his family injured in Russian attack on the Kharkiv region

11.10.2024, 13:00

On October 10, Russian troops attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova in the Kharkiv region. As a result, five people were injured, including three children aged 2, 5, and 15 with acute stress reactions.

This was reported by the Telegram channel Christians Against War.

According to social media reports, the victims are the family of the UOC-MP priest Mykola Sumenko. He, his wife Tetiana and three children were at home when an air bomb exploded nearby.

“Fr Mykola was severely cut by glass, while his mother sustained minor injuries. The children are safe, but the middle boy seems to be in shock. It is a miracle they survived.”

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