As kremlin propagandists cynically cover up their own imperial ambitions with claims to "protect Orthodoxy," an aggressive attack by russian troops is destroying Orthodox churches and other holy sites in Ukraine's religious communities.

At least 28 buildings of spiritual significance (excluding adjacent buildings) have been damaged in at least six regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Luhansk, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. The vast majority of them are Orthodox churches