Russia claims to defend Christianity – then bombs the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The war has exposed its sacred values as cover for imperial violence.

Russia claims to defend Christianity – then bombs the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The war has exposed its sacred values as cover for imperial violence.

The attack on the Lavra turns a centuries-old spiritual landmark into a frontline in the wider battle over who gets to own the very birthplace of shared faith among Russians and…