On February 5, 2014, specialists from the Republican Center for the Protection of Cultural Heritage traveled to the village of Kunelitsy in the Olonets district to inspect the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, which had been damaged by fire.

The church, built in 1788, is located on the outskirts of Olonets, on the site of the former village of Kunelitsy, among an old cemetery. In 1862, Olonets merchant Kuznetsov financed significant repairs: a foundation was laid, the log structure was leveled and repaired, the cladding was updated, roofs were covered with iron and painted, and two Dutch stoves were installed. In the second half of the 20th century, internal repairs were carried out in the church. Throughout this time, the church remained active.

Currently, the building is a cubic volume with five domes and four lower annexes. The wooden decor is executed in the classicist style. The church is especially valuable due to its surroundings, a necropolis with monuments of historical and artistic significance. The iconostasis, consisting of ancient icons from the 15th and 18th centuries, also holds particular value.

On January 26, 2014, an alarm was triggered in the church due to a fire. Security personnel who arrived at the scene noticed smoke and flames from a window and called the firefighters. They arrived quickly and extinguished the fire. The building's structures were almost undamaged thanks to fire protection treatment, but the interior furnishings, icons, and iconostasis suffered serious damage from heat and were covered in soot. The preliminary cause of the fire is believed to be a stove that could not withstand the frost.

Issues regarding the aftermath of the fire will be discussed at the Republican Center for the Protection of Cultural Heritage with the church's rector, Father Viktor. The restoration of the icons will require the involvement of highly qualified specialists.