Key facts
- Thirteen people were injured in a major Russian air attack on Kyiv.
- The historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire and was seriously damaged.
- The attack damaged electricity lines, leaving 140,000 residents without power.
- A high-rise apartment building was also hit and caught fire from drone debris.
- Poland scrambled fighter jets and placed air defence systems on high alert.
- Five emergency service rescuers were killed and five injured in a separate strike on Kharkiv.
Thirteen people were injured and the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire following a major Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital, authorities said early Monday. The strikes also damaged electricity lines, leaving 140,000 residents without power, and hit a high-rise apartment building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram that some houses and cars also caught fire from drone debris. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital's military administration, confirmed the monastery was hit directly and that the city was under a massive missile attack. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko described the attack as "a brutal assault on our people and our heritage." Ukraine's Air Force reported that drones were attacking Kyiv from various directions, with explosions heard by a Reuters witness. Poland's Armed Forces scrambled fighter jets and put ground-based air defence systems on a state of readiness. Separately, five emergency service rescuers were killed and five injured in a second Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. The latest strikes come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about ending the war, and Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin that ending the conflict was vital.