Patriarch Kirill and Metropolitan Tikhon expressed condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured in Sevastopol

CrimeaPRESS reports:

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ expressed condolences in connection with the shelling of Sevastopol by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as a result of which many people were killed and injured.

The cold-blooded cruelty and amazing cynicism of the perpetrators of the terrorist act, timed to coincide with the great Orthodox holiday — the Day of the Holy Trinity, once again testify to the abyss of spiritual and moral decline of the perpetrators and customers of the crime, for whom there is truly nothing sacred left.

I hope that the city leadership, as well as representatives of federal authorities, will provide the necessary assistance to the relatives of the dead and injured. For their part, representatives of the Simferopol Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church will make the necessary efforts to provide spiritual support to all those in need of consolation during this difficult time.

May the Merciful Lord rest the souls of the innocently killed, heal the wounded and strengthen the hands of doctors now fighting for the lives of the victims— says the address of Patriarch Kirill.

Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea also expressed condolences, focusing on the cynicism of the attack on the mine people on the Feast of the Holy Trinity:

Orthodox Crimea is shocked by this tragedy. There is no justification for a cynical, insidious attack in broad daylight, targeting civilians. The inhumanity and blasphemy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack seems even more terrible on the Day of the Holy Trinity, one of the 12 main holidays in Orthodoxy.

Of course, the Crimean clergy will provide all the necessary pastoral assistance and support to those who need it. At this harsh hour, together with the clergy, monastics and faithful of Crimea and Sevastopol, we pray for the healing of the suffering and the strengthening of the strength of all those affected by this terrible crime. May the Lord give peace to those innocently and inhumanly killed.

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