Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine
Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capital Ukraine has come under a massive Russian missile and drone attack with waves of explosions echoing through the capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Monday morning as air raids killed at least five people across the country. Among targets hit in the sustained wave of strikes were the city’s historic Dormition Cathedral within the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of U
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The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra burns after it was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra burns after it was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersUkraineKyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across UkraineDormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capitalPeter Beaumont in Kyiv Sun 14 Jun 2026 21.12 EDTLast modified on Sun 14 Jun 2026 21.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUkraine has come under a massive Russian missile and drone attack with waves of…
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