Truskavets, Ukraine. Russia has begun attacking Ukraine today, February 24, 2022, as we can watch from the news and videos circulating on social media. The attack began moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had “decided to conduct a special military operation” to protect eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Russia carried missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and border guards and explosions in many cities.
We inform everyone that our brothers, the Claretian Missionaries in Ukraine, are safe for now. Nevertheless, we ask everyone to pray for their safety as well as for the people of Ukraine. We pray that this war will not further escalate and damage humanity and fraternity.
The Claretian mission in Ukraine, 1,392.3 kilometers away from the war zone, is under the care of the Claretian Missionaries of Polska Province.