Pro-Russian social media users have shared fake images they claim show evidence that photographers were preparing in advance to capture a strike on one of Ukraine's most important religious sites.
The posts allege that the presence of the camera crews on nearby rooftops shows that the attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was staged by Ukraine.
The monastic complex was hit between 14 and 15 June, when Russia fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Authorities said that five people were killed and residential areas were hit when missiles struck and damaged both the UNESCO-listed monastery complex and the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studios.
Founded in the 11th century, the sprawling complex of monasteries and churches is one of Ukraine's most significant Orthodox-Christian sites.
