They attacked us on the night of Pentecost. It was one of the worst nights since the beginning of the war
— said in an interview with the Polish Press Agency, the superior of the Dominicans in Ukraine, Fr. Jarosław Krawiec.
Massive attack on Kyiv. The monastery of Polish monks suffered. Dramatic relationship
Dominican monastery with the Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas in Kiev are located in the Lukyanivka district, which is one of the most intensively shelled areas in the Ukrainian capital last night. Six Poles and two Ukrainians live in this building.
Explosions and flying drones could be heard from midnight. Approximately At 4 a.m. a rocket hit a ten-story building in our neighborhood. There was a shock wave that caused quite a lot of damage
– said Fr. Jarosław Krawiec.
The violent blast broke the windows of the monastery, the Institute's lecture halls and the chapel, and tore the doors from their frames.
Fortunately, none of us got hurt
– added the priest.
He pointed out that despite the attack, he and his brothers participated in the celebration of Pentecost on Sunday.
In the morning we celebrated mass in French and then in Ukrainian. We will also hold an evening service, so we do not interrupt and continue as usual. People function here in the same way: they clean glass from the sidewalks, tidy up whatever they can, and move on with their lives
– said Fr. Jarosław Krawiec.
The Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Tetyana Berezhna, said that Russian missiles damaged a number of historic buildings and cultural facilities. The victims included: the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Chernobyl Museum, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the National Academy of Music of Ukraine, the National Library of Ukraine. Jarosław the Wise and the Kiev Opera.
