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Kyiv monastery: 'Not inconceivable that is was deliberately targeted'

Kyiv monastery: 'Not inconceivable that is was deliberately targeted'
France 24 Monday 15 June 2026, 10:04 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire amid heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight. While is "not inconceivable that is was deliberately targeted", there did not appear to have been a direct missile hit on the buidling, reports France 24's Gulliver Cragg from the Ukrainian capital.

The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire amid heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight. While is "not inconceivable that is was deliberately targeted", there did not appear to have been a direct missile hit on the buidling, reports France 24's Gulliver Cragg from the Ukrainian capital.
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