President of the Republic of Honduras Nasri Asfura, who is in Ukraine on an official visit, visited the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetyana Berezhna, her First Deputy Ivan Verbytskyi, and Director General of the reserve Maksym Ostapenko showed the President of Honduras the consequences of the Russian attack on the territory of the reserve.
Nasri Asfoura saw the damaged monuments from the massive strike on Kyiv on the night of June 15, including the Assumption Cathedral, where over 80% of the roof was destroyed by a drone strike. He was also shown the wreckage of a Russian drone found in the reserve after the attack.
During the visit, Maksym Ostapenko spoke about the restoration of damaged objects. Currently, the installation of an emergency roof covering is underway in the Assumption Cathedral, which has already covered about 70% of the roof. In addition, a commission to inspect the cathedral’s structures has begun work with the participation of specialists from the Lviv Polytechnic National University, which should determine further conservation measures.
As a reminder, as a result of the Russian attack on June 15, 19 cultural heritage sites were damaged on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve. The Assumption Cathedral and the Ivan Kushnyk Tower suffered the most damage.
In memory of his visit to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Nasri Asfura received a publication dedicated to the history and architectural heritage of the Assumption Cathedral.
