300-Year-Old Church Destroyed By Russian Drone Strike in Kherson Region
Steady2 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 4 days
Mon, 3 August 2026Wed, 19 August 2026
What it is about
Kherson RegionBeryslavChurchKramatorskUkrainian Greek Catholic CathedralUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchKharkivUkrainian Orthodox ChurchMoscow PatriarchateKhersonAssumption Cathedral
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Kyiv Post (Ukraine)
Ukrinform (Ukraine)
3 Aug, 19:16over 16 days19 Aug, 15:33
How it spread - 4 original reports
Mon, 3 August 2026
1 report- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)19:16first to report
A Russian drone strike on Sunday, Aug. 2, destroyed the nearly 300-year-old Holy Vvedenska Church in Beryslav, Kherson region. The church marked one of the region’s last remaining heritage sites, with its oak structure surviving continuous shelling since the area’s liberation in 2022.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- Ukrinform (Ukraine)12:15
A fire broke out in a church in Kramatorsk on August 11 as a result of a Russian strike.
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- Ukrinform (Ukraine)19:30
In Kharkiv, the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike.
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- Ukrinform (Ukraine)15:33
In Kherson, the Assumption Cathedral and the Greek-Sophia Church were damaged as a result of Russian artillery shelling.