Tim Mak#NEWSFLASH: #Russia has struck the #Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a #historic monastery complex. The overnight attack also destroyed a #national film studio and a key #Ukrainian logistics hub in the capital. https://open.substack.com/pub/counteroffensive/p/newsflash-for-russia-even-a-monastery?r=6rf4sj&utm_medium=ios
KYIV, Ukraine — On June 15, an overnight #Russian attack on #Kyiv caused the Dormition #Cathedral, part of the #historic Kyiv Pechersk #Lavra monastery complex, to catch fire.
The Oleksandr #Dovzhenko National #Film Studio, where some of the best known #Ukrainian films were created and which now houses a massive film #archive as part of a cultural center, also suffered significant damage from the #attack.
What is the overall aftermath of the attack and why the #Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is so important to #Russia? Discover more at the link. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-for-russia-even-a-monastery
DOG OF WAR:
Our reporters, Kateryna and Oleksandra, spotted this #dog looking at the aftermath of a #bombing near the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
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