Barbarism: Ecumenical Patriarch condemns Russian strike on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Zelenskyy says
Photo: Russia strikes the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Getty Images)
"I am grateful to His All-Holiness for his support and his absolutely clear moral position: Russian drone strikes on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — a shrine not only of Ukraine but of Orthodoxy as a whole — are an act of barbarism for which there can be no justification," the president emphasized.
They also discussed possible formats for an in-person meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch.
"I invited His All-Holiness to visit Ukraine. Thank you for your prayers for Ukraine and our people," Zelenskyy noted.
Strike on the Lavra
On the night of June 15, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine.
Kyiv was the enemy's primary target, with the occupiers firing a large number of ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, and drones at the capital.
One of the Russian drones struck the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, causing a fire to break out.
Following the attack, the Lavra was closed to visitors.
More details on how the world is reacting to this barbaric Russian attack can be found in the RBC-Ukraine report.
