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Monk killed in attack at Ukrainian Orthodox Monastery amid religious tensions

A monk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) was killed and two others seriously wounded in an attack on August 23 at the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra, a major monastery in the frontline Donetsk region. The incident has intensified concerns among UOC supporters that hostility toward their denomination contributed to the violence.