The Impact of War on Christian Communities of Ukraine (Based on Materials from the Religion on Fire Project)

This article is based on the data collected by the Religion on Fire project team, implemented by the Workshop for the Academic Study of Religions (Ukraine). The article explores the impact of the full-scale Russian invasion on the Christian communities living in Ukraine, with a focus on damaged and destroyed religious buildings as well as kidnapped and murdered religious leaders. It also documents the changes in religious communities which have taken place since the beginning of the full-scale war in 2022. This article focuses primarily on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Roman and Greek Catholics, and numerous Protestant denominations.