Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv struck one of the greatest holy sites of Christianity and a UNESCO World Heritage site – the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra - one of Ukraine’s most significant religious landmarks.

A fire covering approximately 800 square meters broke out on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral after the attack.

The damage occurred during a massive Russian assault on Kyiv that killed at least four people and injured dozens more. The strike also caused a fire at a building of the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Cultural, Arts and Museum Complex, where flames spread across about 1,000 square meters.

Targeting the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is an unforgivable attack on Ukraine’s cultural and spiritual heritage and on a site of outstanding value to humanity. We expect a strong response from the international community.

"We will be urgently initiating all relevant procedures within UNESCO and all other international mechanisms, demanding immediate and adequate responses to this state barbarism.

We expect strong reactions by international institutions and capitals. No vague words, silence, or weak steps. We need action now to stop Russian barbarism," Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha has stressed.

Damage from the massive Russian attack has been recorded in nearly every district of Kyiv. Emergency crews are working at almost 50 locations across the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

At least four people were killed and 23 injured, including a child.

In Obolonskyi district, residential buildings and warehouses were damaged. Fires broke out at debris impact sites, and about 30 vehicles caught fire.

In Podilskyi district, falling debris caused fires in a private house and a three-story building.

In Solomianskyi district, residential buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out on the grounds of an educational institution.

In Pecherskyi district, residential and non-residential buildings were damaged. A dormitory caught fire. Another blaze occurred at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, where the roof of the Stefanivskyi Chapel of the Assumption Cathedral was set ablaze.

In Dniprovskyi district, debris damaged residential buildings.

In Desnianskyi district, a fire broke out on the grounds of a kindergarten.

In Holosiivskyi district, warehouses were burning. A residential building and an infrastructure facility were damaged.

In Darnytskyi district, debris fell in open areas.

In Shevchenkivskyi district, residential buildings, infrastructure facilities, and businesses sustained damage.

A power line was damaged in northern Kyiv, leaving around 140,000 subscribers without electricity.

The costume workshop of the Dovzhenko Film Studio was also hit. The studio reported that Ukraine’s largest costume collection was destroyed, while other buildings on the site were damaged as well.