A Russian Barrage in Ukraine Kills 11 and Damages a Landmark Cathedral
Ukraine said 70 missiles and 611 drones hit cities overnight, leaving 53 wounded and setting fire to the Dormition Cathedral.
- On Monday, Russia bombarded Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing 11 people and wounding 53, with strikes damaging the Dormition Cathedral at the UNESCO-listed World Heritage site, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to target defense facilities, including the Mayak plant and Dovzhenko film studios, while air defenses intercepted 632 aerial targets, including 50 missiles and 582 drones.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the attack the "equivalent, for us French, of a bombing of Notre Dame," as UNESCO reported significant damage to the Dormition Cathedral's exterior and interior.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized the monastery strike as a crime "against humanity, against history, against Christianity," and urged G7 countries to provide a "decisive and substantive" response with more air defense support.
- Talks regarding the war in Ukraine will feature at Tuesday's G7 summit in France, following Sunday's separate phone calls between President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on diplomatic efforts.
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The last time the Dormition Cathedral was destroyed, German forces occupied Kyiv. This week, the attack was Russian. Architectural journalist Asya Zolnikova traces a millennium of history.
On June 15, 2026, the roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra caught fire after a Russian drone attack on Kyiv. In January 2026, the centuries-old monastery complex had already been damaged in Russian military operations — the first such harm to the Lavra since World War II. The monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, yet this week’s mangling is exceptional, and UNESCO and European political leaders have already responded. Architecture journalist Asya Zolnikova reports.
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Deadly Russian Strikes Damage Ancient Kyiv Cathedral; Zelensky Condemns 'Crime Against Christian Culture'
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of committing “one of the biggest Russian crimes against Christian culture today” after a massive missile and drone attack damaged an ancient cathedral in Kyiv and left nearly a dozen people dead across Ukraine. The strikes came despite renewed diplomatic efforts by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to enco…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks of Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set on fire on Monday morning, when Russia bombed the largest cities in Ukraine, killing 11 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the capital, Kiev, and the second largest city, Járkiv, after Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke separat…
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