Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery
Coverage of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in the Nexus archive.
- Ukraine hits Moscow refinery in major drone attack on Russian capital
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow’s oil refinery, targeting the Russian capital for the second time this week, while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv following an attack on a historic monastery. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy framed the strike as retaliation for Russian attacks, and Moscow reported significant drone interception efforts.
- Kyiv monastery: 'Not inconceivable that is was deliberately targeted'
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire amid heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine. It is 'not inconceivable that it was deliberately targeted', though there was no direct missile hit on the building, according to reports by Gulliver Cragg from France 24.
- Russia strikes leave historic Kyiv cathedral in flames
Russia's strikes set the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, on fire. Moscow reported three deaths from a Ukrainian drone attack.