President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral in Odesa in order to show the consequences of Russian terror that has invaded the country and has been making an unlawful and bloody war agaist Ukraine.
“A Russian missile hit the altar – it was completely destroyed and the entire structure of the building was damaged,” he mentioned in his post on Facebook.
And he added: “Architecture experts are currently working to assess the possibility of restoring the church. I am grateful to our partners in Europe for their willingness to join the reconstruction” but “the Kasperov Icon of the Mother of God has been saved.”
Read the post of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and watch the video that was filmed inside the Cathedral below:
“The consequences of Russian terror against Odesa. Destruction of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in Odesa and one of the most valuable churches in Ukraine. A Russian missile hit the altar – it was completely destroyed and the entire structure of the building was damaged.
Architecture experts are currently working to assess the possibility of restoring the church. I am grateful to our partners in Europe for their willingness to join the reconstruction.
Most importantly, the Kasperov Icon of the Mother of God has been saved, and the heart of the church is alive.”