Night attack damages Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Kyiv Podil

On the night of 27 September 2026, a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv damaged the 19th-century Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Хрестовоздвиженська церква / Church of the Exaltation of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord) in Podil. Windows were blown out. Walls, frescoes and paintings, icons, furniture, and church utensils were damaged, and glass and plaster lay on the floor and grounds. Rector Archpriest Valery Kravets reported the damage. SPZH published on 28 September 2026; Kyiv Informator and RISU also reported the strike.

Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Хрестовоздвиженська церква at 1 Vozdvyzhenska Street, Podil (50.4624623, 30.5084700). Distinct from kyiv-pokrov-holy-intercession-shelling-2026 (Holy Intercession Church, 24 September). occurredOn is the night of 27 September 2026.