Russia bombs major Ukrainian cathedral

Russia fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv this morning, killing five people, injuring 35 others and damaging structures that include the Dormition Cathedral. Founded in 1073, the unesco World Heritage site is among the most revered sites for Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Christians, but now it is smoldering. Many of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s supporters portray him as one of the last defenders of Christendom, but since his full-scale invasion began in February 2022, his forces have damaged or destroyed more than 700 religious sites, many of them Orthodox churches, across Ukraine. To understand more about his true character, read “Is Putin the Last Defender of Family Values?”