Heartbreaking photos of a Ukrainian monastery in ruins after a wave of massive Russian strikes

Ukraine has accused Russia of targeting its energy infrastructure, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Moscow has already cut off a third of the country's supply before icy winter

A monastery and warehouse lie in ruins after being hit by missiles by Russian occupying forces yesterday in Donestk (

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Russia left a monastery in ruins after unleashing a new wave of hard-hitting missile fire on Ukraine.

The attack on the holy building in the Russian-held Donetsk region comes as Russia continues its bombardment of the country's energy grid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of targeting civilian infrastructure for a third of the country's supply, leaving around 1.5 million homes without electricity and others without access to water for the winter to come.

Local media reported that on Sunday, when the monastery was destroyed, six civilians were killed and five others injured in the Donestk region.

Elsewhere, Russia fired missiles and drones at the southern Ukrainian-held town of Mykolaiv, destroying an apartment building, and said the war was trending towards an "uncontrolled escalation" in a wave of violence. phone calls to Western defense ministers.

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