Executive Summary: In a massive overnight attack on June 15, the Russian military struck the Kyiv–Pechersk Lavra in Ukraine’s capital with a Shahed-type drone. The Lavra, built nearly 1,000 years ago, houses irreplaceable cultural relics and icons, and is considered perhaps the holiest place in Ukraine (Kyiv Independent, June 15). While firefighters minimized damage at […] The post Russia Intensifies Strikes and Bluster as War Against Ukraine Falters appeared first on Jamestown .