Russian airstrike targets Orthodox Christian monastery where 200 children were sheltering: Report

Orthodox Christian monastery, Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra, in Ukraine sheltering hundreds of refugees, including children, was reportedly hit by an airstrike Saturday night.

"As a result, one person was hospitalized, two went to the emergency room in Slovyansk on their own; another 30 people, who received minor injuries, were treated on the spot," Kyrylenko posted on Telegram, according to an English translation.

Refugees and monks were evacuated to the monastery’s basement, Ukraine’s parliament reported. Kyrylenko said the children's regional health center, known as the"Pearl of Donetsk," was also damaged. Days ahead of Russia first invading Ukraine on Feb. 24,

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