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Historic monastery left in flames as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks

France 24 · Jun 15, 2026, 9:30 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday.

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