The grain elevator, owned by Golden AGRO LLC and opened in 2020 was completely destroyed.[39] Also, on 3 May, the village of Mykhailivka near Rubizhne was shelled, St. Elijah's Monastery Barbarian and rector of the church of St. Theodosius of Chernihiv in Mykhailivka, hieromonk Parthenius died.[40] On 4 May, Ukrainian forces claimed that Russian forces tried to take full control of Rubizhne without success.[41] On 8 May, Ukrainian forces announced that they had withdrawn from Popasna, allowing Russia to fully occupy the town.[42] In the fighting near Popasna, Russian forces reportedly damaged or destroyed every property in the town center.