On the 82nd day of the full-scale Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine Russian troops continue to try to capture the settlements of the neighboring country. The Armed Forces of Ukraine and its territorial defense units are resisting aggression. It is impossible to verify the statements of representatives of both sides of the conflict from independent sources. About 12.8 million Ukrainians have already left their homes. DW continues to follow developments Monday, May 16 (Moscow time).
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Over the past day loss of personnel the Russian side grew by 300 people, according to summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Russian forces suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Zaporozhye directions. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of one helicopter, 2 cruise missiles, 8 tanks, 11 unmanned aerial vehicles, 14 vehicles, 16 armored combat vehicles, 22 artillery systems.
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Over the past 2 months, about 60 thousand inhabitants Melitopol (which is almost half of its population) Zaporozhye region left the city. Mayor Ivan Fedorov provided such data during the telethon.
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About 3.4 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the Polish border since the Russian invasion. So, over the past few days Poland another 19.8 thousand people arrived, Polish border guards said.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Burnt houses, collapsed facades, broken windows, traces of shells… After the war in Ukraine, not only residential buildings, schools, hospitals, theaters will have to be repaired and restored. Here we have collected photographs of damaged temples published by news agencies since the start of large-scale hostilities. The dome of the church in the village of Lukyanovka, Kyiv region.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Chapel of the Martyr Tatyana on the territory of the Azov State Technical University in Mariupol. According to UNESCO data published in early April, at least 29 religious institutions, 16 historical buildings, four museums and four monuments have already been damaged during the war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
The destroyed dome of the church in the village of Yasnogorodka, Kyiv region.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Damaged iconostasis and other consequences of shelling inside the temple in Yasnogorodka.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Father Roman near his village church in Yasnogorodka.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the city of Volnovakha, Donetsk region, March 12.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Holy Transfiguration Church in Volnovakha, March 29.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in Volnovakha, March 29.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Archpriest Mikhail Pitnitsky, 36, from Severodonetsk in the Lugansk region, who served in the Svyatogorsk Lavra, at the station in Krakow, together with his family, is waiting for a train to Budapest, March 15.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Anna Pitnitskaya, 32, shows pictures of damage at the Svyatogorsk Lavra in the Luhansk region on her mobile phone. The buildings and premises of the monastery were damaged as a result of an air raid on March 12.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Holy Intercession Church in the town of Malin, Zhytomyr region. A shell exploded near this temple on March 6.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Temple in the village of Rudnitskoye in the Kyiv region.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
St. Michael’s Cathedral in Mariupol, which suffered during the hostilities.
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Ukrainian churches. Destruction and traces of war
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Kharkov.
Author: Nikolay Permyakov
