The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the Elijah Church in the Bryansk village, where they burned houses and expelled local residentstranslated

Prikhody.ru 11/10/2026. As a result of a night attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a wooden church in the name of the Prophet Elijah in the village of Podyvotye (Bryansk region) burned down. The fire also destroyed the brick baptismal building.

The UAV strike took place on the night of October 29-30, 2026, the diocese reported on November 10. The damage to the unmanned aerial vehicles caused the roof to catch fire, and then the entire church building. The wooden structure was quickly engulfed in flames. Due to the intense fire, the brick baptismal building with prosphora, built in 2019, also caught fire and burned out completely.

People no longer live in this village - it was burned by enemy UAVs. Those who were able went to their relatives,” said the rector of the Elias Church, priest Alexander Belikov.

The Church of the Prophet Elijah in the village of Podyvotie has been known since 1643. A new wooden church was built at the expense of parishioners in 1783. It remained operational until 1930, then the church was closed. The church burned down in 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders. The parish was revived in 1989: then the Orthodox community was given the village council building, built on the site of the burned church, which eventually became...