National Preserve "Sophia of Kyiv"
The National Preserve "Sofia of Kyiv" is a Ukrainian state institution for the protection of cultural heritage, overseeing a complex of monuments in central Kyiv. Its central monument is Saint Sophia Cathedral, built in the 11th century under Prince Yaroslav the Wise, together with the surrounding monastery buildings, the bell tower and the Zaborovsky Gate. The preserve also includes architectural monuments from the 11th to the 18th centuries on the grounds of the former Saint Sophia Monastery and surrounding streets. The cathedral and monastery complex have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1990.
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Kyiv shooting between SBU and GUR personnel triggers political fallout as new banknote, air-raid overhaul and US diplomacy make headlines
A shooting incident in Kyiv involving personnel from Ukraine's SBU and GUR intelligence services prompted President Zelensky to announce staffing decisions and sparked dueling accounts of an alleged assassination plot involving a Russian Volunteer Corps figure. The same week saw the NABU/SAP "Carthage" anti-corruption operation, a visit to Kyiv by US envoys Witkoff and Kushner after talks with Putin, fresh Ukrainian strikes on Russian air and naval assets, a drone hit on the SBU headquarters, the launch of a ₴2,000 banknote honouring poet Vasyl Stus, and a revised two-tier air-raid alert system.