The Ukrainian army used a synagogue in Uman, Ukraine, as a gathering and ammo storage depot to fight Russia. On Wednesday, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told the Tass News Agency told the Tass News Agency on Wednesday.

Uman is considered a holy site by many Jews as the revered Rabbi Nachman of Breslov is buried there. Every year on Rosh Hashannah, thousands of Jews worldwide make a pilgrimage to the site as he once instructed his students to do.

Konashenkov accused Zelensky of violating international humanitarian law and fundamental immorality. The Kremlin official accused Ukraine of exploiting houses of worship and other places of public worship as gathering and transfer points for weapons. He added that Ukraine’s Nazi troops are leading the initiative.

“Today, we are presenting evidence received from an Uman Jewish community member that the Zelensky regime used the building of the new city synagogue, located at 1 Shosseiny Lane, for this purpose,” Konashenkov revealed.

The Defense Ministry released images taken the day after Zelensky’s speech to the Israeli Knesset. Konashenkov emphasized that “two nationalist columns” on the synagogue’s property were caught on camera.

“I draw your attention to the fact that the nationalists initially loaded the property, weapons, and ammunition stored in the synagogue into dump trucks and then disguised as bags containing construction debris.”

He said that the Ukrainian military also transported both nationalists and foreign mercenaries from western Ukraine to the premises. This included “buses with school vehicle markings and featuring signs written ‘Children’ on them are being used, as can be clearly seen in the photographs,” the major general warned.

“The Kyiv nationalist regime is purposely exploiting a site of Jewish worship in Uman for military purposes to instigate a conflict and political pressure by Jewish religious organizations on Russia if it were fired on,” he added.

Konashenkov noted how “on March 20, Zelensky complained to the Israeli Knesset, accusing Russia of allegedly striking the Uman. “For a dramatic effect, Zelensky stated, ‘this is a place that tens of thousands of Israelis visit every year on pilgrimage.'”.

Konashenkov emphasized that the Russian military doesn’t target civilian sites, houses of worship, or any other places of public worship.