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Russian strikes hit UNESCO-listed monastery in Ukraine's Kyiv
short by Soheib Ahsan / on Monday, 15 June, 2026
A UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site in Ukraine's capital Kyiv caught fire on Monday after being hit by Russian airstrikes which killed at least nine people. The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery was hit after Russia launched 611 long-range strike UAVs and 70 missiles. A fire also broke out in the National Cultural, Art and Museum Complex due to the strikes.