The coordinates of the temples and monasteries of the DPR were found on the phones of the Ukrainian gunners killed in Avdeevka, said advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky, TASS reports on April 15.
Kimakovsky noted that several mobile phones of deceased Ukrainian servicemen were found in the former artillery positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka. Experts were able to restore the functionality of some devices and view the information they contained.
“It turned out that they contained the coordinates of the targets, which, as it turned out, included churches in Donetsk, Makeevka, Yasinovataya and surrounding settlements.”– said Kimakovsky.
The advisor clarified that the coordinates were entered into specialized software that is actively used in the Ukrainian army.
Kimakovsky emphasized that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are tasked with attacking Orthodox targets in the region. According to him, these types of actions are similar to what happened in Syria, and this is what foreign curators have.
Recall that as of February 2023, according to the Ministries of Culture of the DPR and the LPR, more than 230 churches have been damaged or destroyed in the republics by shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014. The Ukrainian army deliberately attacked religious sites .
According to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Crime-Related Issues of Ukraine, since the start of the special operation in Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Makeevka, almost 20 churches and monasteries have been damaged or destroyed due to shelling by the Ukrainian Forces. Ukrainian Navy.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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