[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2983-H2984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUTIN BOMBS UKRAINIAN CHURCH

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, I sadly 
received this message from a courageous friend in Ukraine: ``Dear 
brother Joe, today our hearts are heavy. Just a few hours ago, Russian 
troops struck a Baptist church in Zaporizhzhia. This was not just a 
building. It was a beautiful house of prayer that believers built over 
many years, sacrificing their own finances and strength. For more than 
300 people, it became a spiritual home, a place of worship, fellowship, 
and family.
  ``Now it lies in ruins.
  ``We already know of at least five victims, including one minister 
Ruslan Utyuzh who was inside the church at the moment of the strike. . 
. .
  ``Please stand with us in prayer and action. This must be stopped.''

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  In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism 
continues. Trump is continuing to reinstitute peace through strength, 
revealing war criminal Putin lies, insulting and mocking Trump with war 
criminal Putin bombing churches to intimidate Ukrainians, but war 
criminal Putin is a loser as Ukrainians will achieve victory.
  I congratulate Congressman Neal Dunn on the birth of a granddaughter 
an hour ago, Nora Amelia Dunn. Grateful parents are David and Isabel 
Dunn of Phoenix, Arizona.

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