Russian troops attacked the Lviv region with drones. Due to the fall of drone debris, the Shukhevych Museum and the roof of the hostel caught fire.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram channels of the head of the Lvov Regional Administration Maxim Kozitsky and the mayor of Lvov Andrey Sadovoy
The preliminary cause, according to Kozitsky, is the wreckage of an enemy drone.
“Belogorsch. Fire in the Shukhevych Museum. Preliminary cause: debris of an enemy drone. Representatives of the State Emergency Service went to the scene.” – said the head of the Lviv OVA.
Kozitsky also posted a photo of the fire in the museum.
Afterwards, Kozitsky said that rescuers were continuing to put out the fire and there were no casualties. But, according to the head of the Lviv OVA, it’s loud in Lviv now.
“There were no casualties in Belogorsch. They continue to extinguish the fire. Only in Lviv it was loud again. Stay in shelters. The danger is still high,” Kozitsky noted.
Updated 06:20: Lvov Mayor Andrey Sadovoy announced the destruction of the Shukhevych Museum:
“On Stepan Bandera’s birthday, Muscovites completely destroyed the museum of UPA general-horuner Roman Shukhevych in Belogorsch,” said the mayor of Lvov.
Sadova also showed photographs of the consequences:
Photo: consequences of the fire in the Shukhevych Museum (t.me/andriysadovyi/1858)
Fire on the roof of the dormitory
Updated 05:53 : According to Lvov Mayor Andrey Sadovoy, debris hit a civilian facility in the city. Firefighters on scene:
“There are explosions in Lviv! The debris of an enemy drone hit a civilian object. There are already firefighters on the spot. Don’t neglect the alarm,” Sadova wrote on his Telegram channel.
Updated 05:56: According to the head of the Lviv OVA, Maxim Kozitsky, as a result of the fall of UAV debris, the roof of the hostel is on fire:
“We recorded the fall of Shahed debris in Dublyany. The roof of the hostel is on fire. Firefighters are working on the spot,” Kozitsky said.
Updated 05:58: Andrey Sadovoy confirmed the information
“They also recorded the fall of the Shahed debris in Dublyany. The roof of the hostel is on fire. Firefighters are working on the spot. The casualties are still unknown,” Sadovyi said on his Telegram channel.
Updated 06:28: According to Sadovoy, the fire at the university has been extinguished. No casualties.
The mayor posted a photo of the damaged dormitory
Shukhevych Museum
The Roman Shukhevych Museum is a memorial museum dedicated to the life and work of the main commander of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. It is located in the house in which Shukhevych was killed in 1950.
The museum building contains five thematic halls dedicated to various aspects of the UPA activities. The second floor of the museum reproduces the life of Roman Shukhevych during his stay in hiding.
The house also contains an important historical object – a hiding place in which Roman Shukhevych hid from Soviet troops.
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