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Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv Region destroyed by Russian strike - authorities

The preliminary amount of damage so far has reached UAH 2.5 million, and memorabilia of the UPA general-corporal has been lost. 

Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv Region destroyed by Russian strike - authorities
Photo: Andriy Sadovyy

Today, on 1 January, between 4 and 6 am, Lviv Region was attacked by four Russian attack drones of the Shahed type, which were shot down by air defence. However, the debris from the drones fell on the museum of UPA commander general Roman Shukhevych on Bilohorshcha Street in Lviv and on the building of the Faculty of Land Management and Tourism of the Lviv National University of Environmental Management in Dublyany.

"A fire broke out in the museum of the UPA General-Corporal Roman Shukhevych on Bilohorshcha Street in Lviv as a result of the UAV debris. No one was injured or killed. The building was completely destroyed," said Maksym Kozytskyy, head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

According to the report, Roman Shukhevych's memorabilia were lost: a table, armchairs, a fotule, a piano, as well as a bust of Roman Shukhevych by Mykhaylo Chereshnevskyy and a sculpture of Stepan Bandera by Yaroslav Trotskyy. The remaining 600 or so exhibits have been moved to another location since the outbreak of full-scale war. They are now safe.

Photo: Main office of SES in Lviv Region

According to Kozytskyy, the damage amounted to 2,258,000 hryvnyas. This is only the cost of the building. Losses due to lost property are still being calculated.

Photo: Maksym Kozytskyy

The falling debris of the Shahed drone in Dublyany also destroyed the roof over an area of 600 m2 and the ceiling over an area of 120 m2, and destroyed five windows in the building housing the Faculty of Land Management and Tourism of the Lviv National University of Environmental Management.

Photo: Main office of SES in Lviv Region

The fire that broke out on the spot was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties. 

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