Overview
- Ukrainian officials said a large nighttime Russian missile and drone raid struck multiple cities Monday, with an updated toll of 11 dead and 53 wounded nationwide.
- The Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra complex was hit and the Dormition/Assumption Cathedral roof caught fire, prompting UNESCO to offer help with damage assessment of the World Heritage site.
- Ukraine's leadership says two Russian drones deliberately targeted the Lavra and nearby cultural sites while the Russian defence ministry blamed a malfunctioning U.S. Patriot missile for the hit, creating competing official accounts.
- At least five emergency rescuers were killed in Kharkiv when repeated raids struck while they fought fires, highlighting the immediate human and humanitarian cost of the attacks.
- Western leaders at the G7 were urged to speed up air‑defence support for Ukraine and Kyiv has called for an international investigation to establish weapon provenance and document cultural damage.