Overview
- A massive Russian assault that concentrated on Kyiv late Monday set fire to the Dormition Cathedral at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and left at least 11 people dead across Ukraine, UNESCO confirmed significant interior and exterior damage to the World Heritage site.
- Ukrainian officials displayed remains they say are from Russian Shahed drones and President Zelensky said two drones struck the monastery, while Russia's defence ministry blamed falling Patriot air‑defence missile debris for the fire, creating a sharp dispute over responsibility.
- Ukraine's Air Force reported Moscow launched about 70 missiles and 611 drones, mostly toward Kyiv, and said Ukrainian forces intercepted roughly 50 missiles and 582 drones during the raid.
- Hours later Ukraine launched cross‑border drone strikes that damaged a Moscow refinery, causing a fire that Moscow authorities said produced no casualties but disrupted local traffic and airport operations.
- The European Union approved a new sanctions package listing 34 people and 47 entities, including cleric Georgiy Shevkunov (Metropolitan Tikhon), targeting military suppliers, energy evasion networks and propagandists as diplomats weigh further pressure.