Authorities conducted a tour of the Lavra for US diplomats
The reserve's management showed representatives of the American embassy and the Helsinki Commission the damage to the Dormition Cathedral.
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was visited by a delegation from the US Congress Helsinki Commission and the American embassy. The diplomats arrived at the monastery to inspect sites damaged as a result of hostilities.
The reserve's Director General Maksym Ostapenko showed the foreign guests the Dormition Cathedral and described the consequences of the attack on the Lavra that took place on the night of June 15. The delegation members inspected the site of the strike drone's impact and assessed the scale of the destruction inflicted on the cathedral.
The American group included Helsinki Commission representative Janice Helwig, US Embassy diplomat Owen Jones, as well as advisers Nate Sibley and Connor Lewis. In addition to inspecting the damage, the guests were presented with an exhibition on the history of the destruction and revival of the monastery's main cathedral. The visit concluded with a tour of the Refectory Church.
Previously, the authorities had already used the grounds of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra for various political and public events. In particular, a presentation of radical combat units was held in the Refectory Church of the Lavra. At the same time, representatives of the state reserve continue to actively acquaint Western partners with the current state of the monastery's architectural ensemble.
As the UOJ reported, the authorities conducted a tour of the Lavra for the head of the European Commission.
