Kyiv's historic Pechersk Lavra burns as Russian rains ballistic missiles on capital (opens original article in a new tab)

Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones, hitting residential buildings and causing power outages and fires. Ukrainian air defenses responded, and the attack follows ongoing military tensions.

• Russia launched large-scale strikes on Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones
• Several residential buildings were struck, causing power outages and fires
• Ukrainian air defense downed drones and activated air raid alerts