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Russian attack sets fire to centuries-old religious site in Kyiv and kills 5 in Kharkiv
- Five rescuers were killed in Kharkiv when a second Russian strike hit while they were fighting an earlier blaze.
- A missile-and-drone barrage struck Kyiv, setting apartment buildings and markets on fire and injuring about 20 people, including a child.
- The Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO-listed monastery, suffered serious fire damage — the Dormition Cathedral’s roof was ignited.
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