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⚡️ Zelensky orders government to prepare law protecting Ukraine's cultural monuments.

The Kyiv Independent · Aug 15, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC

"Today, I signed a decree on measures at the state level to protect Ukraine's national shrines," Zelensky said on the 975th anniversary of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The monastery was badly damaged during a Russian strike in June.

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