Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery before Russia’s attack – in pictures

The Guardian UK Wednesday 17 June 2026, 08:34 UTC By Laetitia Vancon 1 min read

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The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery complex, a Unesco world heritage site, suffered fire damage after a massive Russian air raid on ⁠the Ukrainian ⁠capital in which at least four people were killed Continue reading...

Kyiv (LOCATION) Pechersk Lavra (PERSON) Russia (LOCATION) The Dormition Cathedral (LOCATION) Unesco (LOCATION) Russian (ORG) Ukrainian (ORG)

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