Russian missile strike damages Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa | SBS News

Russian missile strikes severely damaged a cathedral in the south-Ukrainian city of Odesa, its military administration said. Odesa's largest church building, it is located in the historic city centre, which is a UNESCO world heritage site, got damaged in a Russian overnight missile attack that killed one and injured 19. The Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral, or the Transfiguration Cathedral, was demolished in 1936 as part of Stalin's anti-religious campaigns and rebuilt when Ukraine gained independence from Moscow in 1991. For more on this story visit: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/c... Subscribe for more from SBS News or visit https://www.sbs.com.au/news for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sbsnews_au?la... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsnews_au/... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBSNews?ref_src=t... Facebook:   / sbsnews   Apple News: https://www.apple.com/au/apple-news/ SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Network Terms & Conditions: sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: sbs.com.au/complaints