With today’s strike, russia tried to destroy not only lives but also memory. About 40% of museum items from the National Museum “Chernobyl” exhibition are irretrievably lost, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
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Rescuers and museum staff began evacuating exhibits immediately after the strike. In particular, they managed to save items from the storage collections, a painting by Maria Prymachenko, and the Ukrainian flag that had been placed at the Chornobyl NPP immediately after its de‑occupation in 2022.The ministry said that State Emergency Service rescuers spent more than 15 hours extinguishing fires caused by russia’s combined attack on Ukrainian cities and communities.
