The efforts of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense managed to evacuate a group of civilians from the territory of the Svyatogorsk Lavra, according to intelligence.

This is a family that was hiding within the walls of the Lavra from constant shelling by the occupiers: father, mother and three children. At the same time, the youngest child was born on the territory of the Lavra a few days ago.. A couple of elderly people, a man and a woman, were also able to leave,” the GUR reported..

According to the intelligence officers, all of them are in the territory controlled by Ukraine and receive the necessary medical and psychological assistance..

“Ukraine continues to work on establishing a ceasefire and organizing a humanitarian corridor to the Svyatogorsk Lavra. There are up to 600 civilians on its territory, of which more than 50 are children, including 4 babies,” the Defense Ministry added..

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Recall that on June 1, the territory of the Svyatogorsk Lavra was subjected to artillery fire from the Russian occupation forces.. As a result of the shelling, Archimandrite Galaktion, the monk Aristokliy and the nun Varvara were killed. Several priests were badly injured.