Pechersk Lavra Monastery Catches Fire Amidst Heavy Russian Air Attack
En resumen
- Kyiv's historic Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was seriously damaged by fire during Russia's heaviest air attack on the capital in two weeks.
- Authorities reported four deaths and 23 injuries, with widespread power outages affecting 140,000 residents.
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The Pechersk Lavra monastery, a significant spiritual and cultural site in Kyiv, was damaged by fire during a heavy Russian air attack. This incident occurred amidst escalating strikes between Russia and Ukraine.
Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire
Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire
Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire
Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire
Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire
A prominent monastery in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and a symbol of the country's spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the city in two weeks, authorities said on Monday, urging residents to take shelter.
The Pechersk Lavra monastery, located in central Kyiv and a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded in 1051, was “seriously damaged” in Russia’s attack, Reuters reported, citing a Telegram post by Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the capital’s military administration. Four people were killed and 23 injured, Tkachenko said.
Videos circulating online showed towering flames rising over the monastery, as residents took shelter underground in the worst Russian attack on Ukraine since early June, when drones and missiles killed more than 20 people and left more than 100 wounded.
According to Ukrainian authorities, Russia’s latest drone and missile attack struck several high-rise apartment buildings and damaged electricity lines, leaving some 140,000 residents without power.
The fresh strikes came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he had spoken to US President Donald Trump and discussed efforts to achieve an end to the more than four-year conflict ahead of a G7 meeting in France this week.
Russia, Ukraine intensify attacks
Most of Ukraine’s territory was under air raid warnings in the early hours of Monday, while Ukrainian drones were being repelled over Russia as both countries continued to exchange strikes.
Five emergency service rescuers were killed and at least five others injured after a second Russian strike hit Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko posted on Telegram.
Moscow and Kyiv both deny deliberately targeting civilians.
Ukraine has recently intensified attacks on Russian industrial and energy facilities as it seeks to deprive Moscow of revenues and hasten an end to the war.
On Monday, three people were killed and another three, including a one-year-old child, were injured in a drone attack on the Russian city of Tula, an industrial cluster south of Moscow.
The Russia–Ukraine war began on February 24, 2022.
Preguntas abiertas
- Extent of long-term damage to the monastery?
- Impact on religious activities?
- International response to the attack on a heritage site?
