The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Orthodox Christianity's oldest and most sacred monasteries, was among the targets in Russia's latest overnight attack on June 15. Images of the religious site in flames sparked outrage and horror throughout Ukraine and the world. "(T)he roof of one of the holiest places in the Christian world — the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — is burning," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, wrote on X o

A major Russian attack sparked a fire at a Kyiv monastery, as missiles and drones hit multiple sites across the Ukrainian capital.

Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capital

A prominent Ukrainian monastery complex in the heart of Kyiv is on fire following a massive Russian attack overnight into Monday that wounded more than a dozen people in the…

A prominent Ukrainian monastery complex in the heart of Kyiv was set on fire following a massive Russian attack overnight into Monday that killed at least four people and wounded…

Massive attack on Kyiv comes at height of Russian attacks across country; Ukraine strikes Russian explosives and oil sites. What we know on day 1,573

Dating back to the 11th century, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (or “cave monastery”) is considered one of the most sacred religious sites in Ukraine.

Twenty people were injured and Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra monastery was set on fire after a major Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital, authorities said on Monday.…

Kyiv experienced its most intense Russian air assault in two weeks. The historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery suffered severe damage and caught fire. Four people died and 23 were…

Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kiev's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three…

Nella notte tra domenica e lunedì la Russia ha compiuto un nuovo grande attacco su Kiev, la capitale dell’Ucraina. Tra gli obiettivi colpiti c’è anche uno dei siti religiosi più…

A prominent monastery in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, seen as a symbol of the country's spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air strikes on the city in…

"A brutal assault on our people and our heritage. This is the true face of Russia's Orthodox values," Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on X.

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The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, was set on fire as Russia struck multiple cities in Ukraine overnight. Meanwhile, Moscow reported three deaths…

Russia launched one of its most destructive attacks on Kyiv overnight, striking not only residential neighborhoods but also some of Ukraine’s most important cultural and religious…

A prominent Ukrainian monastery complex in the heart of Kyiv is on fire following a massive and deadly Russian attack overnight into Monday that wounded more than a dozen people…

Church bells rang in defiance of Vladimir Putin from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, where the main Assumption Cathedral, dating to the 11th century, was set ablaze by a drone strike.

A large overnight missile and drone attack strikes Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities.

Unesco-listed complex of monasteries and churches has been a place of pilgrimage for Christians for centuries

ALBAWABA - A huge fire erupted at the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv following a missile attack during an overnight exchange of attacks betw