Kyiv monastery damaged in Russian air attack as strikes intensify across Ukraine

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A major Russian air attack on Kyiv injured twenty people and set the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire. The strikes caused widespread damage, power outages for hundreds of thousands, and accelerated Ukrainian air defense activation.

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. Drone and missile strikes left widespread damage, caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of residents, and prompted renewed air defences across the region.