On 24 March, on the eve of the celebration of the Annunciation of the Lord, Russia carried out another mass attack on the territory of Ukraine. As a result, the Roman Catholic church of St. Mary Magdalene, whose windows were all destroyed, was besides damaged," said Fr Artur Stronczewski OMI to the portal rkc.org.ua parish priest.
“ Fortunately, the interior of the church was not severely damaged, although many windows were broken. The figures and elements of the decor were not importantly damaged, but there was quite a few glass and debris left inside that had to be cleaned up. Currently, the church has no windows. The city council promised to exchange them. Yesterday part of the holes were secured with foil, and present the last temporary windows are to be installed. From Monday it is planned to begin work on installing double windows – 1 from the inside, the another from the outside. For this purpose, a scaffolding will be set in the temple, which will let simultaneous work on both sides. According to the performers, the work will begin on Monday and will take comparatively short time," said the clergyman.
He pointed out that there were no parishioners at the time of the attack. Only the employees of the organ hall with which the building is co-used were present. Fortunately, no 1 got hurt.
"The parish community rapidly mobilized and arrived at the church. At first we waited for approval to enter due to the hazard of further strokes. The parishioners, especially those surviving nearby, helped to clean up the area quickly. present at 10:00 a.m., a solemn Mass was celebrated in the church," said Fr.
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