State Emergency Service rescuers spent more than 15 hours extinguishing fires after Russia’s massive combined attack on Ukraine. In Kyiv, the number of injured exceeded 80 people, while about 40% of the exhibits at the Chornobyl National Museum were permanently lost.
This was reported by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry.
The ministry said that dismantling dangerous structures damaged by the strikes is still ongoing.
According to the Interior Ministry, more than 80 people sought medical assistance in Kyiv alone after the attack, including three children. Kyiv police have already received more than 540 reports of damaged property.
The ministry said Russia attempted to destroy not only human lives, but also historical memory during the attack.
“About 40% of the museum items from the exhibition of the Chornobyl National Museum have been permanently lost,” the ministry said.
After the strike, rescuers and museum staff began evacuating exhibits. They managed to save items from storage collections, a painting by Maria Prymachenko, and the Ukrainian flag that had been raised at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant after its deoccupation in 2022.
The Interior Ministry also thanked rescuers, police officers, National Guard troops, medics, utility workers and volunteers who helped eliminate the consequences of the attack.
“In moments of terror, Ukrainians once again demonstrate their unity and strength to the whole world,” the ministry stressed.
