EU leaders set to meet after deadly strikes on Ukraine, including Unesco-listed religious site in Kyiv – Europe live

G7 leaders to meet in Évian-les-Bains in France later today to discuss the most pressing issues, including Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran

Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine

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Meanwhile, Russia claimed it did not ⁠strike the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv in an overnight attack ⁠on military factories ⁠in ​the Ukrainian capital and that a US-made Patriot air defence missile had damaged ⁠the religious site.

The armed ​forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes against civilian infrastructure,” the Russian defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

“In response, today we are adopting additional sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex and its shadow fleet. Every measure further restricts Russia’s room for manoeuvre.”
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