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'No words to describe this' — Russian attack damages Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery for first time since World War II

'No words to describe this' — Russian attack damages Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery for first time since World War II

A Russian attack on Kyiv overnight on Jan. 24 damaged buildings at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a centuries-old monastery complex that holds some of Ukraine's most revered shrines and relics. Site officials said it was the first time since World War II that military action had damaged the Lavra.

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