Russian drone strike hits UNESCO monastery and kills eight people on Ukrainian city centre
On March 23, a rare daylight assault by approximately one thousand unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the historic center of western Ukraine's capital Kyiv (France). The attack struck Bernardine Monastery in L'viv which is listed as part UNESCO heritage site and resulted at least eight deaths among civilians who were sheltering inside. Videos released on social media captured footage showing drones crashing into buildings near this 16th-century religious structure during broad daylight hours while local authorities confirmed the high casualty count (AFP).
Key Points
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1Russia conducted one of its largest-ever daytime drone attacks in Ukraine by launching nearly 1,000 aircraft over less than two days.
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2The surprise assault targeted Lviv's UNESCO-protected historic centre and specifically struck the Bernardine monastery with significant damage reported.
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A rare Russian drone strike in broad daylight killed three people and wounded several dozen while setting fire to buildings near historic sites.
— 'In broad daylight': Russia's surprise new tactic in Ukraine war (Smh.com.au)Over 50 drones were launched at Lviv, killing eight civilians including a child under the age of five as Russian forces targeted UNESCO-listed heritage locations like Bernardine monastery and St. Michael Church.
— (AFP News Agency) Russia fired almost 1,000 drones...Moscow appears to be stepping up its daytime drone assault on Ukraine's western cities with a massive wave of nearly one thousand aircraft over the last day killing at least seven people in Lviv alone
— "Russian forces launch a drone attack" (NBC News)Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russia launched an unusual daylight strike using more than 400 drones, damaging historic buildings including UNESCO sites and injuring dozens of civilians.
— (BBC) Ukraine Unesco site damaged as...Russia launched over 500 drones during daylight hours and hundreds more overnight on Tuesday, marking a shift from its usual nighttime tactics to kill three people near Lviv's historic center while wounding dozens. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the unprecedented scale of these attacks demonstrates Russia has no intention ending the war without inflicting tangible losses in Moscow or elsewhere globally.
On Tuesday afternoon and overnight, Russia launched nearly 1,000 long-range drones at Ukraine in a rare daytime attack that killed three people on the ground while overflying Lviv with hundreds more units; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this unprecedented scale of violence demonstrates Moscow's lack of intention to end the war.
Russian forces launched nearly 1,000 drones in a major daylight attack on Ukraine that killed at least eight civilians within the historic center of UNESCO-protected Lviv over the past day and half-day period (Tuesday). This assault marked one of Russia's largest daytime strikes to date.
A Russian drone struck Bernardine monastery and other locations as Moscow launched a massive wave involving approximately 956 long-range missiles or unmanned aircraft overnight. This assault reportedly killed at least seven people, marking an unusual daytime attack that signals Russia's intensified spring offensive against Ukraine.