{"id":323198,"date":"2026-01-27T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=323198"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:16:17","slug":"russia-ukraine-conflict-russian-attack-damages-unesco-listed-kyiv-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=323198","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian attack damages UNESCO-listed Kyiv monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/assets\/news_photos\/2026\/01\/26\/image-355029-1769439421.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>KYIV, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; A Russian drone and missile attack\u00a0has damaged parts of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine&#8217;s most famous religious\u00a0landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine&#8217;s culture ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack took place during the night between Friday and Saturday, the\u00a0ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A preliminary visual inspection revealed damage to doors and window frames,&#8221;\u00a0the ministry said in a statement, sharing photos of a cracked window and an\u00a0open notebook covered with specks of plaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNESCO-listed complex, founded in the 11th century, is home to more than\u00a0100 buildings as well as a subterranean labyrinth of caves where monks stay\u00a0and worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orthodox Christians consider it Ukraine&#8217;s spiritual centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia&#8217;s invasion almost four years ago has damaged hundreds of historical\u00a0buildings, including religious sites, museums and libraries, according to\u00a0UNESCO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN cultural body added the Lavra to its list of endangered landmarks in\u00a02023, citing the &#8220;threat of destruction&#8221; from Russia&#8217;s ongoing offensive. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; A Russian drone and missile attack\u00a0has damaged parts of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine&#8217;s most famous religious\u00a0landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine&#8217;s culture ministry said. The attack took place during the night between Friday and Saturday, the\u00a0ministry said. &#8220;A preliminary visual inspection revealed damage to doors and window [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":323200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[209],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323198"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=323198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323203,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323198\/revisions\/323203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/323200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=323198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=323198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=323198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}