The Security Service of Ukraine has shown the wreckage of the "Geran" drone used by the ruscists to strike the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and provided details, UNN reports.
The Security Service of Ukraine has established that the Russian Federation struck the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra with a "Geran-2" unmanned aerial vehicle, which is the Russian version of the Iranian "Shahed"-type kamikaze drone. This conclusion was reached based on the analysis of the drone wreckage found at the impact site,
As the investigation revealed, the SBU noted, "the enemy attacked the monastery complex at 01:50 AM on June 15, 2026, during a massive shelling of the capital of Ukraine."
"Based on the results of the inspection of the scene, SBU officers discovered fragments of the hull and engine of the Russian kamikaze drone that hit the Stephen Side-Altar of the Dormition Cathedral on the territory of the Lavra. During the inspection of the enemy drone wreckage, it was established that some of its components were manufactured on the territory of the Russian Federation in the Alabuga special economic zone. This is evidenced by the corresponding markings found on the fragments of the Russian drone," the SBU reported.
As a result of the enemy strike, as indicated by the SBU, "the roof structures, domes, walls, and glazing of the cathedral were damaged. There are no dead or wounded."
"Neighboring civilian infrastructure buildings in the Pechersk district of Kyiv were also damaged by the blast wave," the statement reads.
Investigators of the Security Service qualify this strike as a war crime and have already initiated criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Comprehensive measures are being taken to establish all the circumstances of the Russian attack and to bring those responsible to justice.
Comprehensive measures are ongoing under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.