The National Cultural and Art and Museum Complex “Mystetskyi Arsenal” has released photographs of the destruction the institution suffered as a result of a massive air attack by the Russian Federation on the night of June 15.
Photographs documenting the condition of the building after the rescuers finished their work on June 19 were published on Facebook.
The statement notes that the Russian shelling damaged the roof, shattered the panoramic windows, and the premises were littered with glass shards and glass wool.
Despite significant damage to the infrastructure, the “Mystetskyi Arsenal” team continues its work and urges Ukrainians to participate in the complex’s restoration. To support the institution’s activities, you can purchase special “support packages” containing branded “Arsenal” merchandise from various years. To arrange a purchase, you need to write directly to the “Mystetskyi Arsenal Museum Shop” page on Facebook.
Consequences of the destruction of “Mystetskyi Arsenal” in Kyiv after the Russian shelling on the night of June 15, 2026. Photos were published by the institution’s staff on June 19. Facebook/Mystetskyi Arsenal/Andriy Tsykota
We remind you that the damage to “Mystetskyi Arsenal” and a number of other significant cultural heritage sites in the capital has become the basis for preparing draft resolution No. 15338 in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which calls on the world community to recognize the actions of the Russian Federation as cultural genocide.
Consequences of the destruction of “Mystetskyi Arsenal” in Kyiv after the Russian shelling on the night of June 15, 2026. Photos were published by the institution’s staff on June 19. Facebook/Mystetskyi Arsenal/Andriy Tsykota
On the night of June 15, the Russian army carried out another attack on Ukraine. In Kyiv, cultural sites were damaged as a result of the strikes: the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studio, the Museum of the History of Ukrainian Printing, “Ukrkinokhronika,” the National Palace of Arts “Ukraine,” and others.