In the LNR, a monk died and the temple's head priest was injured due…
In the LNR, a monk died and the temple's head priest was injured due to a drone attack.
Consensus
- A drone attack occurred in the Troitsk district of LNR on July 28.
- The drone used was American-made Hornet.
- The attack targeted a car carrying Orthodox priests.
- Monk Rafail (Anisimov) died in the attack.
- Hieromonk Ilariyon (Kachur) was injured with a fragment wound to his leg and requires treatment.
- Rafail was a volunteer and assistant to the abbot at the Nerusotvornogo Spasa Church of the 9th Kecsko-Berlin Guards Artillery Brigade in Gorodok, Leningrad Oblast.
- Ilariyon served as rector of the same church and as chaplain for military personnel.
- The incident was reported by the press service of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC).
Points of divergence
- On July 29, the Ministry of Defense reported that Russian air defense forces destroyed 619 Ukrainian drones and four long-range Neptune missiles. Also, two people died in a night attack by Ukrainian armed forces on Crimea. — vedomosti
- In February, another drone strike hit Zaporozhye Oblast, killing a priest and six others. — vm
Coverage (6 sources)
- Monk killed by drone strike in LPR — Коммерсантъ
- At drone attack in LNR, monk died — Ведомости
- В ЛНР из-за атаки дрона погиб монах и ранен настоятель храма — Вести
- Монах погиб при атаке дрона ВСУ в ЛНР — Вечерняя Москва
- ❗️Монах погиб, священник ранен в ЛНР в результате атаки дрона американского производства "Хорнет", сообщили в РПЦ. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Monk killed as a result of American drone strike in LPR — Москва 24
Key entities
- LNR
- RPC
- Ivanovo-Bogoslovskoye Cheremenetskoye Monastery
- Gatchina Diocese
- Troitsky District
- Moscow
- Luhansk People's Republic (LNR)
- Rafail Anisimov
- Rafail Anisimov
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Roman Vasilev
- Luhansk People's Republic
- Ukraine (VSU)
- Armed Forces
- Moscow Patriarchate