Head of the UGCC Honors the Memory of Fallen Heroes in Bucha and Calls for Remembrance of Ukrainian Heroes.
On Monday, March 6th, 2023, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, visited the city of Bucha, where he prayed for those who died on the first day of the city’s occupation by the Russians. Together with the relatives of the fallen, he honored the memory of the heroes who voluntarily fought against the occupiers. The Head of the UGCC emphasized the need to remember the crimes committed by the enemy and called on people from all over the world to visit this place to tell the world about the tragedy in Ukraine. After the ceremony, there was a meeting with the families of the fallen during which the Head of the UGCC provided them with support and listened to their memories.
Head of the UGCC, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, pays tribute to the memory of the fallen Ukrainian heroes in Bucha, “a place of blood and pain.”
On Monday, March 6th, 2023, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, visited the city of Bucha, where he prayed for those who died on the first day of the city’s occupation by the Russians. The relatives of the fallen also joined him in prayer, and after the panachida, the Head of the UGCC spoke with them. This was reported by the Department of Information of the UGCC.
A year ago, eight men voluntarily organized the defense of Bucha at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. On March 4th, 2022, when the Russians entered the city, they found the group in one of the buildings on Yablunska Street, 144. The occupiers took them out barefoot, tortured and killed them.
The Head of the UGCC visited the “place of blood and pain” and honored the memory of the fallen together with UGCC priests. He called for remembering the crimes committed by the enemy and stated that heroes never die. He emphasized the need for people from all over the world to visit this place to tell everyone what really happened in Ukraine.
After the prayer, the Head of the UGCC met with the families of the fallen heroes, including parents, wives, sisters, and acquaintances. His Beatitude Sviatoslav spent time with them, allowed them to express themselves, and supported them in prayer.