{"id":1388948,"date":"2026-06-15T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1388948"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:45:19","slug":"council-of-europe-chief-condemns-damage-to-kyiv-pechersk-lavra-after-russian-attack-on-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/council-of-europe-chief-condemns-damage-to-kyiv-pechersk-lavra-after-russian-attack-on-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Council of Europe Chief Condemns Damage to Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra After Russian Attack on Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset has condemned the damage inflicted on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra during Russia\u2019s latest large-scale attack on the Ukrainian capital, describing it as another escalation in the destruction caused by the war, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alain_berset\/status\/2066419266262310953?s=20\">In a statement<\/a>, Berset stressed that the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Ukraine\u2019s most important cultural and religious landmarks and forms part of Europe\u2019s shared cultural heritage.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe damage inflicted on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Russia\u2019s latest attack on Kyiv is another escalation in the destruction,\u201d Berset said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>His comments came after a Russian overnight strike on Kyiv killed 5 people and injured at least 30 others. The attack also sparked a fire at the Dormition Cathedral on the grounds of the monastery complex. Ukrainian officials later reported that ancient icons and other religious relics had been successfully rescued from the site.<\/p>\n   <p>Berset reaffirmed the Council of Europe\u2019s commitment to ensuring accountability for the consequences of Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe Council of Europe continues its work on accountability for the damage caused by Russia\u2019s aggression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/this-is-how-russia-shows-the-world-its-intention-to-continue-the-war-zelenskyy-reacts-to-the-massive-attack-on-ukraine\/\">\u201cThis is how Russia shows the world its intention to continue the war\u201d: Zelenskyy reacts to the massive attack on Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset has condemned the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1352854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,49,36415,36422,55,50],"tags":[78,72924,72926,76],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1388948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-en","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-glavnoe-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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