MOSCOW, Dec 14 During the fighting in the Kyiv region of Ukraine in 2022, four churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) were destroyed and another 15 were damaged, Metropolitan Onufry of Kyiv and All Ukraine said on Wednesday, speaking at the annual meeting of the clergy of the Kyiv diocese. In active hostilities, four churches were destroyed and 15 churches were damaged. premises) in the village of Mriya,» said Metropolitan Onuphry, quoted by the Information and Education Department of the UOC.
In total, according to him, there are «471 temples with a throne and 42 rooms equipped for worship» in the Kyiv diocese.< br>