Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine: One more Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity.
"As a result of the Russian shelling that is taking place now, on the night of June 15, the roof of one of the holiest places in the Christian world is burning - the Assumption Cathedral of the Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv.
We ask for prayer to save the shrine from destruction.
One more Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity.
What else must the Kremlin's antichrist do so that the world realizes that it is necessary to act decisively so that the Russian terror against Ukraine and the very principles of peace stops?
Holy Virgin Mary, stop the Herod!"
❗️The Russian attack caused a fire in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The roof of the Dormition Cathedral is on fire - Kyiv mayor.
This is the second attack on Lavra in 2026.
Russia believes Lavra to be the "center of Russian Orthodoxy".