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Over 200 religious buildings have been damaged by Russia since Feb. 24

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Ukraine's State Service for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience reports on Aug. 31 that at least 205 religious buildings have been destroyed or partially damaged since Russia's full-scale invasion began. Among the most affected regions are Donetsk, Luhansk, Kyiv and Kharkiv.

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Pokrovsk, a city that held back some of Russia’s fiercest assaults for over a year, is now on the verge of falling. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell explains how the battle reached this point and what Pokrovsk’s fall could mean for the wider defense of Donetsk Oblast.

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