Explosion at Russian Orthodox Church: Incident Traced to Ukrainian Missile Strike
UPDATED: Church in Mozhaysk, Moscow Region, alight after alleged Ukrainian strike
According to reports from Russian media sources, a church in Mozhaysk, a city in the Moscow region, was set ablaze following an airstrike attributed to Ukrainian forces.
The video, which has circulated widely, shows the burning upper portion of St. Nicholas Cathedral. Russia's state-funded broadcaster RT shared the footage on Sunday, stating that the windows of the church had shattered from the attack. Despite the destruction, no casualties have been officially reported yet.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian emergency services announced through Telegram that three children were killed as a result of a Russian attack in the northwestern Zhytomyr region. The regional military administration's deputy head, Sergiy Tyurin, posted Sunday on Telegram that hostile Russian fire had led to the destruction of civilian infrastructure, causing the deaths of four people, including the children.
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