Church of Moscow Patriarchate set on fire in Kiev
May 24, 2016. The Church of Transfiguration of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Kiev has been vandalized, as reports Interfax.
The incident occurred on Sunday night. A group of unidentified individuals broke the doors to enter the church. Then they set the church on fire from the inside and outside and fled, the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reports.
Seeing the church ablaze, local residents alerted the police. The building survived, although the fire damaged its walls. An investigation has been launched.
Photo document from Kiev diocese of UOC
