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Drone strikes one of Ukraine's key Christian and cultural sites

NPR | By Hanna Palamarenko
Published June 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM CDT

Russian strikes have left cultural scars across Ukraine, damaging Kharkiv's Art Museum and striking Kyiv's historic Pechersk Lavra monastery, reminding how war reaches even sacred and storied places.

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Hanna Palamarenko