Ukraine's Deputy Culture Minister Slams Russian Bombing Of Historic 11th-Century Kyiv Landmark

“They claim we are not here. We are not a nation. We do not have a culture or history, and what they are doing, they are just destroying this exact nation, culture, history ... to claim that there was nothing here.” Moscow is trying to execute cultural erasure with its overnight strike that left the golden domes of the 'Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra' monastery in flames, says deputy culture minister of ukraine, Ivan Verbytsky. Ivan Verbytsky was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 4–7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/