Air Force on Kupyansk: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation killed the Ukrainian Pastor-Capelan (Photo)

The pastor of the Protestant Church of Jesus Christ, Yuri Klimko, half an hour before the enemy shelling. The clergyman died instantly, and his wife miraculously survived. The Russian invaders hit the Kupyansk Kharkiv region on the day on February 28, resulting in the pastor of the Protestant Church of Jesus Christ Yuri Klimko. This was reported by the head of Kharkiv Ova Oleg Synigubov. The Russians fired at Fab-500 by the city, the church, 16 dwellings were destroyed.

Two people were killed, 5 people were injured. Among those who were injured, incompatible with life, was the 58-year-old pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ Yuri Klimko, who served the service half an hour before the blow. The pastor died instantly, his wife miraculously remained alive, the church was destroyed. Explosions in Kupyansk take place almost daily. The enemy actively uses all available tools, including managed aviation bombs (cubic).

"There is a very active place here at the same time, and very beaten. Here we have, a straight 5 meters - a public transport stop. Where there are more people, ”Lyudmila, a store of a store located a few meters from the church, told NV, a NV. Later, it became known about the death of another person during the Air Force on February 28-39-year-old cafe owner.

According to the NV correspondent, who witnessed the first minutes after the explosion, Yuri Klimko carried a pastoral ministry in Kupyansk since the 1990s, actively engaged in a chaplain service. Before 2022, he was part of the unification of the Ukrainian Church of Vera Gospel (UCHVE), and subsequently moved to the unification of the Ukrainian Missionary Church.

At the beginning of the occupation, Kubyansk Klimko sincerely helped people, distributed free products for those who decide to stay and be provided with food. Like those who gave up and did not receive Russian "gardens". "He was a very pro -Ukrainian man. Even when he was occupation, he continued to communicate in Ukrainian, glorified our army and the country. Just when Kupyansk was occupied, ordinary soldiers came, and they did not take away people. Then we decided that we needed to leave.

In early April we went with them west, " - says volunteer Tatiana Piskun. When the city was released, Pastor Klimko returned and began to restore his church. And resumed service for people. He began to coordinate humanitarian aid and arranged free dinners for needy directly in the church, giving gifts to the children for the New Year. People who knew the pastor and communicated with him indicate that he was a reliable, calm person. He explained everything and inspired confidence and kindness.

"Pastor Yuri Volunteer, he was a chaplain. He traveled to the military on spiritual themes. People who are there, on the battlefield, who know that they can die, it is very important for them to hear the Word of God. We saw how it became. It is easier for the military after communicating with Yura. It was his mission, " - the familiar pastors remember.