Russian drone attack on New Year’s Day destroys historical museum in Lviv

Russian forces destroyed the building of the Shukhevych Museum in the western city of Lviv on New Year's Day.

The damages from the destruction amount to ₴2,258,000. This is just the cost of the structure, as losses for the lost property are still being assessed, Rubryka reports, citing Maksym Kozytskyi, the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

"Due to the fall of drone debris, a fire broke out in the museum of UPA General-Horunzhy Roman Shukhevych on Bilohorshcha Street in Lviv," said Kozytskyi. "There are no casualties. The building is completely ruined."

According to him, the lost memorial items of Roman Shukhevych include a table, chairs, an armchair, a piano, as well as a bust of Roman Shukhevych by Mykhailo Chereshnovskyi and a sculpture of Stepan Bandera by Yaroslav Trotskyi.

Approximately 600 exhibits of the museum are safe. They have been relocated to another location since the beginning of the full-scale war.

The head of the regional administration reported that the fall of Shahed drone debris also destroyed the roof with an area of 600 square meters, and the flooring with an area of 120 square meters in Dubliany, Lviv region. Five windows were damaged in the building housing the Faculty of Land Management and Tourism of the Lviv National University of Environmental Management.

As a result of the falling debris, a fire broke out, which was promptly extinguished. There were no casualties.

Russian forces once again targeted Ukraine with kamikaze drones. On the night of January 1, Russians launched a record-breaking 90 Shahed drones at Ukraine, with 87 of them successfully intercepted and destroyed by air defense.

The strikes were concentrated in the Ukrainian south, particularly Odesa and the surrounding region, where Russians attacked residential neighborhoods and port infrastructure.

As previously reported by Rubryka, on the night of January 1, explosions were reported in Lviv. The region was attacked by Russian drones. Fires broke out at the Shukhevych Museum and a dormitory in Dubliany, likely due to falling debris.