Gladkov added that the Ukrainian military intentionally targeted rescue teams to prevent them from putting out the blaze.
"During the holy week of Easter, one of the holiest places in the Belgorod region was deliberately attacked," he noted.
"There are several lightly injured victims. The firefighting equipment was injured because when the extinguishing started, the drone was still hovering and continuing to drop. Therefore, as far as I know, the degree of injury is light. But it will be known more precisely later," the Belgorod and Starooskolsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church said, adding that the Ukrainian forces attacked the temple on purpose, and it was completely destroyed.