Russia’s strike on centuries-old Ukrainian monastery complex reveals its growing desperation

By Anastasiya Byesyedina, PhD Candidate, Department of Government and International Relations, Sessional Teacher and Student Writing Fellow, University of SydneyJune 16, 2026

This attack has been widely understood as a Russian attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity, and target a site that is extremely spiritually important to Ukrainians.

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