A synagogue in Kherson, Ukraine, was hit Thursday by a Russian missile, causing significant damage to the building but no injuries, according to a social media account affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement.

The posts said the rabbi of the synagogue, Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, missed the strike by minutes because he had left the building to affix a mezuzah to the doorpost of a local home.

A post on X by Chabad.org shared photos of the damage, including a large hole in the building’s ceiling and debris on the sanctuary floor. According to a report on the strike in another Chabad-focused publication, Wolff’s office was also damaged.

Kherson, in southern Ukraine, has been the site of heavy fighting between Ukraine and invading Russian forces.

Wolff was quoted in multiple outlets, calling the incident “a clear moment of hashgacha pratis,” or divine providence.

“The walls shook, and the sanctuary, the heart of the community, was completely destroyed,” he was quoted as saying. “But our spirit will not be broken. We will strengthen the community and rebuild the synagogue so that prayers can continue to be heard there, God willing.”

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