Strike on Chernihiv: the occupiers damaged St. Friday Church - a historical architectural landmark

In Chernihiv, as a result of the Russian missile strike on August 19th, Taras Shevchenko Chernihiv Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre was destroyed. Also, a nationally significant architectural landmark, the St. Friday Church, which falls under the responsibility of the National Architectural and Historical Reserve 'Chernihiv Ancient,' was damaged.

This information was reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

"The historical center of Chernihiv, a city with a thousand-year history, is a candidate for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This year, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, together with regional and city administrations, has begun work on adding the cultural landscape of Chernihiv to the list of cultural heritage sites under threat. After all, as we can see, the threat from Russian barbarians is only growing," the report says.

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