Vladimir Putin's dictatorship continues its terrorist attacks against civilian targets in Ukraine, including religious temples.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, March 24, the Ukrainian Air Force reported<\/a> that Russia had carried out one of the largest drone attacks against Ukraine.<\/strong> The daytime airstrike (Russia typically attacks at night) was conducted using 556 drones, many of them Iranian-made Shahed drones.<\/strong> A large number of the drones originated in the north, specifically from the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, and targeted the Poltava, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia regions, as well as the western regions of the country, from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv. The Ukrainian Air Force shot down most of the drones, but 15 impacts were recorded nonetheless.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maksym Kozytsky, head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, reported<\/a> that the Russian attack struck the Bernardine Monastery<\/strong>, located in the historic center of Lviv and listed on the International List of Cultural Properties in Need of Enhanced Protection, as well as being a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kozytsky noted that the Russian attack caused a fire that has spread to the monastery's adjacent buildings.<\/strong><\/p>\n At 18:39 CET, Andriy Sadovy, Mayor of Lviv<\/strong>, has indicated that 22 people have been hospitalized as a result of the attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n SPRAVDI has published this video<\/a> showing the crash of an Iranian-made Shahed drone at the Bernardine Monastery. \"While Russians spend hundreds of millions a year attempting to convince the world that they are a \"Christian nation\", churches remain a constant target all across Ukraine,\"<\/em> SPRAVDI notes.<\/p>\n While Russians spend hundreds of millions a year attempting to convince the world that they are a "Christian nation", churches remain a constant target all across Ukraine.<\/p>\n Today, Russians struck the 17th-century St. Andrew\u2019s Church, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lviv. pic.twitter.com\/POtaauB3EJ<\/a><\/p>\n — SPRAVDI \u2014 Stratcom Centre (@StratcomCentre) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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