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IN PHOTOS: Russian attack sets fire to centuries-old religious site in Kyiv and kills 5 in Kharkiv
Updated On: 15 June, 2026 03:37 PM IST | Tarun Verma
A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and injured at least 13 people in Kyiv. The assault triggered fires in residential buildings and caused significant damage to the historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastic complex. (Pic/AFP and AP)


Russia's attack on Monday set apartment buildings ablaze and sparked a fire at one of the country's most significant religious landmarks

The rescuers were killed in Kharkiv by a second Russian strike as they fought a blaze caused by an earlier attack, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. At least five other emergency workers were wounded

A series of powerful explosions echoed across Kyiv, with a wave of ballistic missiles followed by Shahed drones as many people sought shelter underground and officials urged residents to take cover

Thirteen people, including a child, sought medical help in the capital, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration

Five strikes hit civilian sites in the city's Shevchenkivskyi district in less than 30 minutes, he said, including a 25-story apartment building, while a market and a grocery store caught fire. In the Obolonskyi district, a nine-story residential building

Damage at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastic complex, was substantial, and a serious fire had broken out, said Tkachenko, who accused Russia of deliberately striking "the heart of one of the largest Christian shrines
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