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The Register spoke to some Ukrainian Catholic leaders and civilians who are personally experiencing the devastating ongoing conflict between Russia and their country.
(Clockwise from Left) Taken at the end of January during a prayer for the consecration of the village of Shirokine near Mariupol, where fierce fighting took place in 2014-2015, and now completely destroyed and uninhabited. Participants are CRS founder Andriy Olenchyk, General of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II Krzysztof Wonsowski, CRS Military Chaplain Corps Priest and National Chaplain of the Ukrainian Province of Oleksandr, Coordinator of CRS-Warsaw and Ukrainian provincial General Chapter of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II, Volodymyr Korchynsky, head of CRS-Mariupol and Grand Knight of the local banner General Chapter of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II, Volodymyr Zavadsky. Taken at the frontline village of Pionerske's children's center "Ark of Peace", launched by missionaries of the Christian Rescue Service unit including CRS founder Andriy Olenchyk, General of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II Krzysztof Wonsowski, CRS Military Chaplain Corps Priest and National Chaplain of the Ukrainian Province of Oleksandr. Roman Catholic parish of Christ the King of the Universe in Khmelnytsky, February 23. Participants are representatives of the leadership teams of CRS. The subject of the meeting was the launch of the process of deploying a network of crisis humanitarian centers based on parishes and church communities. (photo: Courtesy photos / CRS)
KRAKOW, Poland — Since Thursday, Feb. 24, Russia has hit Ukraine with air strikes and ground forces marching toward several cities, including toward Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, before the eyes of the Western world. While the Ukrainian people had anticipated the possibility of a Russian attack for months and tried to actively prepare themselves for this aggression, very few of them expected to be rudely awakened from their sleep by the sound of shellfire that morning.
In a shocking television statement during the night of Feb. 23-24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to launch a “special military operation” in Ukraine to “defend” the separatist groups in Donbas, in the east of the country. Shortly after, several explosions were heard in the country’s main cities, including Kyiv, while Russian ground troops advanced in the north, east and south of the country.
Continued below.
Russian Invasion in Ukraine: Testimonies From Catholics on the Ground
(Clockwise from Left) Taken at the end of January during a prayer for the consecration of the village of Shirokine near Mariupol, where fierce fighting took place in 2014-2015, and now completely destroyed and uninhabited. Participants are CRS founder Andriy Olenchyk, General of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II Krzysztof Wonsowski, CRS Military Chaplain Corps Priest and National Chaplain of the Ukrainian Province of Oleksandr, Coordinator of CRS-Warsaw and Ukrainian provincial General Chapter of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II, Volodymyr Korchynsky, head of CRS-Mariupol and Grand Knight of the local banner General Chapter of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II, Volodymyr Zavadsky. Taken at the frontline village of Pionerske's children's center "Ark of Peace", launched by missionaries of the Christian Rescue Service unit including CRS founder Andriy Olenchyk, General of the Order of the Knights of St. John Paul II Krzysztof Wonsowski, CRS Military Chaplain Corps Priest and National Chaplain of the Ukrainian Province of Oleksandr. Roman Catholic parish of Christ the King of the Universe in Khmelnytsky, February 23. Participants are representatives of the leadership teams of CRS. The subject of the meeting was the launch of the process of deploying a network of crisis humanitarian centers based on parishes and church communities. (photo: Courtesy photos / CRS)
KRAKOW, Poland — Since Thursday, Feb. 24, Russia has hit Ukraine with air strikes and ground forces marching toward several cities, including toward Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, before the eyes of the Western world. While the Ukrainian people had anticipated the possibility of a Russian attack for months and tried to actively prepare themselves for this aggression, very few of them expected to be rudely awakened from their sleep by the sound of shellfire that morning.
In a shocking television statement during the night of Feb. 23-24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to launch a “special military operation” in Ukraine to “defend” the separatist groups in Donbas, in the east of the country. Shortly after, several explosions were heard in the country’s main cities, including Kyiv, while Russian ground troops advanced in the north, east and south of the country.
Continued below.
Russian Invasion in Ukraine: Testimonies From Catholics on the Ground
