For first time since World War 2, sculpture of Jesus Christ moved from church in Ukraine’s Lviv into hiding

Russia-Ukraine conflict information updates: The sculpture of Jesus Christ on the Armenian Cathedral in Ukraine’s Lviv has been moved into hiding because the Russian invasion rages on. The statue has been moved for the primary time since World War II.

The sculpture of Jesus Christ has been moved from the Armenian Cathedral in Ukraine’s Lviv into hiding. (Photo: Twitter/NEXTA)

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on, the sculpture of Jesus Christ on the Armenian Cathedral in Lviv has been moved into hiding, Eastern European media organisation NEXTA reported on Tuesday.

The final time the statue was moved out of the church was throughout World War II (1939-1945).

The sculpture of Jesus Christ from the #Armenian Cathedral in #Lviv is being moved into hiding.

The final time the statue was faraway from the temple was throughout World War II. pic.twitter.com/5NanIlyJeh

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022

Ukrainian cities have develop into the positioning of missile strikes and assaults after Russia invaded the nation on February 24.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared conflict on Ukraine on February 24. Russia’s navy has launched a whole lot of missile and artillery assaults on cities and different websites throughout the nation since then.

At least 331 civilians have been confirmed killed because the preventing started, however the true quantity might be a lot increased, the UN human rights workplace stated. Meanwhile, greater than 1.5 million individuals have fled Ukraine, triggering an enormous refugee disaster.

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While Putin has claimed the ‘navy operation’ is aimed toward defending Ukraine’s Russian-speaking communities towards persecution and stopping the United States from utilizing Ukraine to threaten Russia, the West has known as his justification a baseless pretext for conflict”.

The US-led Nato has provided arms to Ukraine and imposed economic sanctions on Russia over the last ten days in a bid to get Moscow to halt its offensive.

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