Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv decries ‘Russia’s Orthodox values’ as historic Pechersk Lavra monastery burns

Massive attack on Kyiv comes at height of Russian attacks across country; Ukraine strikes Russian explosives and oil sites. What we know on day 1,573 The sacred and historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery’s Dormition Cathedral caught fire after a massive Russian air raid on ⁠the Ukrainian ⁠capital, ​Kyiv, that killed at least four people and injured more. Peter Beaumont writes from Kyiv that the strikes were part of a wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine, with reports of damage continuing to arrive early on Monday morning. Houses, cars and a high-rise apartment building caught fire and 140,000 people were without electricity in parts of Kyiv, ‌said Vitali Klitschko, the mayor and Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s military administration. Agence France-Presse said a major missile attack was taking place and its reporter saw projectiles intercepted in the sky with glowing debris falling on to the city. The risk of missile and drone attacks continued into Monday morning, Ukraine’s air force ​warned. Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko, posted a picture of monastery buildings in flames, adding: “A brutal assault on our people ‌and our heritage. This is t