A 1,000-year-old Ukrainian monastery, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO site, was damaged in a heavy Russian aerial attack on Kyiv. President Zelensky condemned the strike, calling it a crime against Christian culture, while Russia denied hitting the monastery, blaming a US-made Patriot missile.
A 1,000-year-old monastery in Kyiv, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was badly damaged in a heavy Russian aerial attack. Ukraine's president condemned the strike as a crime against Christian culture, while Russia denied hitting the monastery, claiming it was damaged by a Patriot missile.
Russia denies damaging the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, claiming a US-made Patriot missile caused the strike. Ukraine accuses Moscow of targeting the UNESCO site during a massive overnight assault that killed at least nine people.
A massive Russian missile and drone attack overnight caused a fire at Kyiv's historic Pechersk Lavra monastery, damaging the Dormition Cathedral. At least nine people were killed across Ukraine, including five rescue workers in Kharkiv. Kyiv reported significant destruction and power outages affecting 140,000 residents.
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, hitting Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least five people. The historic Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra was damaged. Poland scrambled fighter jets in response.
