Kyiv Is Burning: Ukraine Hit With Massive Drone and Missile Attacks and Now a Cathedral Was Hit
The assault damaged a UNESCO World Heritage Site and other historic churches as negotiations between Russia and Ukraine remained stalled.
- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported Russian forces struck the Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra with ballistic missiles, causing the UNESCO World Heritage Site to burn.
- Nearly a dozen people died in Kyiv following a Russian drone and missile attack that struck the Pechersk Lavra monastery, part of a wider campaign targeting locations throughout Ukraine.
- Taking to social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strikes, calling the damage 'one of Russia's most serious crimes against Christian culture to date.'
- Denying responsibility, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the attributions 'another falsification,' asserting a fallen Patriot air defense missile caused the damage.
- From France, Trump said he held 'a very good conversation' with President Zelensky and President Putin, signaling potential diplomatic progress on the conflict.
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A cathedral in Kiev was severely damaged on Monday 15 June. While the Ukrainian authorities accuse Moscow directly of having hit one of the most emblematic monuments in the country, Russia rejects any responsibility
In the National Reserve of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra showed the moment of the strikes of the Russian Federation on the night of June 15.
Russian strike hits historic Kyiv cathedral
The Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historical and religious sites in Ukraine, was hit in Moscow’s latest barrage of drone and missile attacks on Kyiv overnight June 14-15, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called “one of Russia’s most serious crimes against Christian culture to date.” Images circulating on social media show flames rising above the UNESCO World Heritage site, which contains structures dating from between the 11th an…
Kyiv Is Burning: Ukraine Hit With Massive Drone and Missile Attacks and Now a Cathedral Was Hit
Sometimes called the City of Golden Domes, gilt Eastern Orthodox onion domes dot the Kyiv old town’s skyline. Under normal circumstances, the domes reflect the glittering light of summertime sunsets. This week, however, Kyiv’s domes reflected open flames overnight on Monday. Nearly a dozen people died in Kyiv following a Russian drone and missile attack that struck the Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyiv, along with ot…
A drone hits a Kiev monastery that belongs to the Unesco World Heritage Site. Several other cultural sites in Ukraine are damaged. The attacks show a clear pattern.
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