Kharkiv Military Administration shares images of destroyed Skovoroda museum

Roman Petrenko – Saturday, 7 May 2022, 09:48

Kharkiv Regional Military Administration has shared a photo of the National Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum in Kharkiv Region which was destroyed by the Russian invaders on the night of 6-7 May.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: According to Syniehubov, Russian troops shelled the museum around 23:00 on 6 May.

The building of the museum is almost completely destroyed, but the most valuable items in the collection have been saved; they had been placed in safe storage.

Kharkiv has also been shelled 3 times from artillery and multiple rocket launchers. The Pivnichna Saltivka and Industrialnyi neighbourhoods of Kharkiv were affected.

Background: Russian troops have destroyed the Skovoroda Museum. 1 person was wounded in a missile strike.