🇺🇦🇷🇺Ukraine vs Russia

Polish-Run Monastery Damaged in Russia’s ‘Most Horrific Attack’ on Kyiv

Russia’s massive overnight assault on Kyiv damaged a Dominican monastery run by Polish monks and other sites in one of the war’s heaviest bombardments. Despite severe destruction, no monks were injured and services continued. The attack drew international condemnation, while Ukrainian tennis player

Kyiv Post

75

25-е травня 2026 р.

3 хв читання

0 переглядів

A Dominican monastery in Kyiv run by Polish monks was among the sites damaged during Russia’s latest massive assault on the Ukrainian capital, with one priest describing it as “the most horrific attack” since the beginning of the war.

Russia battered Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight on Sunday, including the use of a rare nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. 

JOIN US ON TELEGRAM

Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.

The St. Thomas Aquinas Institute of Religious Sciences and the adjacent Dominican monastery in Kyiv’s Lukyanivka district—one of the areas hardest hit in the overnight assault—were among the numerous sites damaged during what Ukrainian officials described as one of the heaviest bombardments of the war. 

‘One of the worst nights’ 

The monastery is home to six Polish monks and two Ukrainians. 

“It was the strongest, most horrific attack we have experienced,” Jarosław Krawiec, head of the Dominican order in Ukraine, told Poland’s public broadcaster TVP Info. 

He added: “They attacked us on the night of Pentecost. It was one of the worst nights since the beginning of the war.” 

The blast shattered windows in the monastery, chapel and lecture halls of the institute, while doors were ripped from their frames. 

Other Topics of Interest

Macron Warns Belarus Against Involvement in Ukraine War: Source

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko against becoming more deeply involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine during their first reported phone call since 2022. The conversation came after Belarus hosted joint nuclear drills with Russia and amid Ukrainian concerns over a possible new offensive from Belarusian territory. Macron also urged Minsk to improve ties with Europe.

“Fortunately, none of us was hurt,” the priest said. 

‘We are continuing as usual’ 

Despite the damage, the monks still held Pentecost services on Sunday morning. 

“We are continuing as usual,” Krawiec told TVP Info. “People here are cleaning glass from the sidewalks, restoring what they can and carrying on with life.” 

The attack drew condemnation from European leaders, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accusing Russia of “reckless nuclear brinkmanship” over the use of the Oreshnik missile, which Moscow claims is impossible to intercept because of its speed. 

Kostyuk’s emotional win  

Meanwhile, Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk broke down in tears after defeating Russian-born Oksana Selekhmeteva in the opening round of the French Open on Sunday, saying her family had narrowly avoided tragedy.