Intruders break into Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Sloviansk

On the night of 1 October 2026, unknown persons forced locks and entered the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov (Церква преподобного Серафима Саровського) in Sloviansk, Donetsk region. Archbishop Paisius of Kostiantynivka said the vandals broke down doors, damaged church furnishings, and desecrated sacred objects at this church and at the Church of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God the same night. He said OCU activists were suspected. Police were called and opened an investigation into unlawful entry. UOC Information and Education Department / SPZH reported 1 October 2026.

Coordinates are the Nominatim building church pin for Церква преподобного Серафима Саровського, 1 Ploshcha Myru, Sloviansk (48.8363452, 37.6325733). Same night as sloviansk-reigning-icon-vandalism-2026; filed as a separate named church. OCU-activist attribution is the archbishop’s statement, not an adjudicated finding.