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Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos

Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on Monday killed rescue workers and sparked a fire Monday at one of the country’s most significant religious landmarks, a monastic complex of golden domes in the heart of Kyiv.

Flames and smoke rose from Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves. Associated Press photographers documented rescue workers fighting the blaze as clerics looked on or tried to salvage objects from the centuries-old site.

The Russian attacks killed rescue workers in Kharkiv, a city in northeastern Ukraine, while many people were wounded in Kyiv, the capital, where residents sought shelter underground.

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Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Local residents gather near the entrance to a damaged residential building following an overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Smoke raises above the city in sunrise following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Bishop Avraamiy, right, of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, looks at the burning Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A priest carries church inventory out of the burning Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A missile fragment lies on the street following Russia’s air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo//Efrem Lukatsky)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers tries to put out a fire at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, following a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Firefighters put out a fire at a city marketplace following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo//Efrem Lukatsky)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Local residents gather near the entrance to a damaged residential building following an overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
Large-scale Russian attack sparks fire at historic monastery and other sites in Ukraine, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A damaged residential building is seen following an overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

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