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Russian Attack Kills Nine As Historic Kyiv Monastery Burns. At least nine people were killed as Russia launched one of its largest air attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, striking Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones and missiles. A direct hit caused a fire at the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in the 11th century and one of Ukraine’s most important religious and cultural landmarks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike on the monastery as one of the most serious attacks on Christian culture since the start of the war. Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched 611 drones and 70 missiles overnight, with air defenses intercepting most of them, although several ballistic missiles reached their targets. The attacks damaged apartment buildings, electricity infrastructure and other civilian sites in Kyiv, temporarily leaving around 140,000 residents without power. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said five people were also killed in separate strikes on Kharkiv, including four emergency workers who were hit during a second attack while responding to the scene. The latest assault came after Zelenskyy spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to end the war ahead of a G7 meeting in France. Ukraine also continued its own long-range strikes, with Russian officials reporting deaths and injuries after a drone attack in the city of Tula.
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