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Russia Strikes Kyiv, Hits UNESCO Cathedral

Is escalating military aid the only way to protect Ukraine or are urgent ceasefire talks needed?

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Russia Strikes Kyiv, Hits UNESCO Cathedral

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Above: Smoke and fire observed from the Dormition Cathedral in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on June 15. Image credit: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Russia narrative

Striking Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and torching the Dormition Cathedral exposes a Russian campaign against Ukraine's culture and civilians. Russia pounds apartments and first responders, showing contempt for faith, history and law.

Radio Free Europe The Kyiv Independent Guardian

Pro-Russia narrative

Ukrainian drones are the ones targeting residential areas and innocent civilians. While Moscow continues repelling attacks, the West needs to stop its pretending further aid to Ukraine will do anything but result in more bodies piling up.

TASS