Mala Opera House, Kyiv Philharmonic & National Art Museum Damaged
By Afton Markay(Photo credit: BBC Russian Service & Mala Opera House)
On the evening of May 24, Russia launched a massive air strike on the Ukrainian capital, leaving the Mala Opera house, Kyiv Philharmonic, and National Art Museum damaged.
According to BBC Russian Service there were at least two people killed and 86 others injured, along with 54 locations damaged. This attack adds to the nearly 2,000 damaged Ukrainian cultural and heritage sights.
Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture, Tetiana Berezhna told the UNN, “While Russians were receiving awards at the Cannes Film Festival, their brothers and sisters were shelling Ukrainian children. The awarding of Russian artists and their attempt to whitewash themselves by shifting the blame solely onto the Russian dictator-president appeared particularly cynical.”
Berezhna continued, “Currently, specialists and relevant services are documenting all the consequences of the attack and assessing the scale of the destruction,” and “This is further proof that Russia’s war is also directed against Ukrainian culture and our identity. We are documenting every crime against Ukrainian cultural heritage and continue to work together with international partners on restoration. For this purpose, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund was created.”
The Mala Opera House reported on instagram that there was “significant damage.” The post shows the aftermath of the airstrikes with shattered windows and broken doors.
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