Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk
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In Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, four members of the Transfiguration of The Lord (Ukrainian: Преображення Господнього, Russian: Преображение Господне) 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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Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk | |
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Part of Russo-Ukrainian War | |
Location | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
Date | June 2014 |
Attack type | Murder |
Deaths | 4 |
Perpetrators | Russian Orthodox Army (alleged) |
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