Russian Airstrikes Set Kyiv's Dormition Cathedral Ablaze, Kill Nine Across Ukraine
Sourced from 4 publications
- •The Dormition Cathedral of the Pechersk Lavra monastery, one of Ukraine's most important religious sites, was set ablaze during the overnight strikes.
- •Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in Kyiv, while five rescuers died in a separate strike on Kharkiv.
- •Hundreds of thousands of Kyiv residents lost power as drone and missile strikes caused widespread damage to residential buildings.
- •Ukraine struck back at Russian explosives depots and oil facilities amid the ongoing exchange of long-range attacks.
- •The assault was Kyiv's heaviest Russian air attack in two weeks, according to Indiatimes.
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Indiatimes
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Keloland
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