“According to our expert estimates, if everything goes smoothly, the reconstruction could last approximately two years,” said Ostapenko. He added that the damages are estimated at approximately 500 million hryvnias (232 million crowns).
It is possible that the amount will increase even more. A more precise amount will be published in the following days, when the complete inspection is completed, writes the website France24.
The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, an 11th-century monastery with symbolic golden domes, is revered by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.
The Assumption Cathedral was almost destroyed during the Second World War and was rebuilt in the 1990s.
Ukraine said the complex was hit by Russian drones, which Moscow denied, saying it was hit by a misfired US Patriot anti-aircraft missile. During the attack, the roof of the Dormition Church caught fire.
The damage to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, founded in 1051, caused international condemnation.
