Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk

Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk
Part of Russo-Ukrainian War
Tall communications tower on flat ground, with guy wires
Mount Karachun, where the Pentecostals were killed
Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk is located in Ukraine
Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk
Location of Sloviansk in Ukraine
LocationSloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
DateJune 2014
Attack type
Murder
Deaths4
PerpetratorsRussian Orthodox Army (alleged)

In Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, four members of the Transfiguration of The Lord (Ukrainian: Преображення Господнього) Pentecostal church were captured and killed in June 2014, allegedly by members of the Russian Orthodox Army.[1] The reason for the killings is disputed. In a car of one of the kidnapped the money in foreign currency was found, which was the pretext to declare the Protestants American spies.[2] Church officials believe that it was an act of religious persecution.

  1. ^ Фионик Д. Восхождение. Кто убил четырёх христиан в осаждённом Славянске. Focus  (29 August 2014). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Police finds murderers of Pentecostals in Slovyansk - RISU". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-02-23.