Ukrainian village faces a churchless Easter
(23 Apr 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4376818 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Lukashivka - 22 April 2022 1. Aerial of partially destroyed church ++MUTE++ HEADLINE: Ukrainian village faces a churchless Easter 2. Top view of church with burnt out vehicles scattered around ++MUTE++ 3. Mid of partially destroyed church ANNOTATION: There will be no Orthodox Easter service this Sunday at the church in Lukashivka, a village in northern Ukraine. 4. Dome seen through damaged wall 5. Various of cross on damaged wall ANNOTATION: A single metal cross remains inside the church of shattered brick and blackened stone. 6. Damaged bell and debris 7. Mid of burnt out interior of church 8. Zoom out of church and destruction in the area ++MUTE++ ANNOTATION: Russian soldiers used the house of worship for storing ammunition. 9. Mid of partially destroyed church 10. Burnt out vehicles 11. Mid of burnt out truck, with church in the background ANNOTATION: Ukrainian forces shelled it to make the Russians leave. 12. Close of cross among rubble in the yard of the church 13. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Lybov Matros, resident of Lukashivka: "What (church) service? The churches around us were ruined, villages were bombed and we have nowhere to go now. We had such a church, such a church. It is a pity." 14. Various aerials of church ++MUTE++ ANNOTATION: The church had survived World War II and the most austere years of the Soviet Union, when authorities stripped it of its religious icons. 15.SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Luvov Varenyk, resident of Lukashivka: "It has survived the war, Great Patriotic War (Second World War). After the war, it was in a better shape than it is now. Now much work is needed to restore it." 16. Mid of church with local residents walking past it ANNOTATION: Villagers believe it will take years for the church to recover its past magnificence. 17. Mid of partially destroyed church 18. Aerial zoom out of church dome ++MUTE++ ANNOTATION: They have vowed to rebuild it. STORYLINE: There will be no Orthodox Easter service this Sunday at a church in Lukashivka, a village in northern Ukraine. The house of worship has been heavily damaged, a wreck of shattered brick and blackened stone. One golden dome has been blown off and its bells have fallen to the ground. A small metal cross remains, along with a stand for candles. Russian soldiers used the house of worship for storing ammunition, residents said, and Ukrainian forces shelled the building to make the Russians leave. Local resident Lybov Matros got emotional as she talked about the loss of the house of worship. "We had such a church, such a church. It is a pity," she said, as men dismantled Russian military vehicles abandoned nearby. The church had survived World War II and the most austere years of the Soviet Union, when authorities stripped it of its religious icons. Now villagers believe it will take years for the church to recover its past magnificence. But they have vowed to rebuild it, whatever it takes. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
