Russian Airstrike Hits Ancient Kyiv Cathedral Ukraine Had Taken Back From Moscow's Church

A June 2026 Russian airstrike on Kyiv killed 11 people and set fire to a thousand-year-old cathedral. Ukraine had recently taken back this monastery from a church tied to Moscow and had just held its first Ukrainian-language Christmas services there. The site is so important it holds UNESCO world heritage status. Officials say repairs could take two years.