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| Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk | |
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| Part of Russo-Ukrainian War | |
 Mount Karachun, where the Pentecostals were killed | |
.svg)  Location of Sloviansk in Ukraine | |
| Location | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Date | June 2014 |
Attack type | Murder |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Perpetrators | Russian 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.
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- ^ "Police finds murderers of Pentecostals in Slovyansk - RISU". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-02-23.