The National Museum 'Chernobyl' has been damaged as a result of the Russian attack
This was reported by Yaroslav Yemelianenko, a member of the Public Council under the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management and chairman of the Association of Chernobyl Tour Operators.
A historic building in Podil has been damaged
According to Yemelianenko, the museum building, which is an architectural monument and is under state protection, has been damaged. The blast wave also shattered windows in neighbouring buildings.
“It’s tough, but the main thing is that everyone is alive,” he wrote.
The relevant services are working at the scene. Information on the extent of the damage is being clarified.
One of the symbols of remembrance of Chernobyl
The National Museum “Chernobyl” is one of Ukraine’s most famous museums, dedicated to the greatest man-made disaster of the 20th century. The museum was founded in 1992 and was granted national status four years later. The museum’s collection contains thousands of exhibits related to the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the clean-up operation, and the history of the settlements affected by the disaster. A separate part of the collection consists of the personal belongings of the liquidators, archival documents, photographs and household items belonging to the residents of the Chernobyl Polissya region. The museum is located in Kyiv’s Podil district in the building of a former fire station, which is an architectural monument and is under state protection. In April 2026, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the museum reopened following extensive restoration work. Visitors were then presented with the revamped exhibition ‘Chernobyl: People and Meanings’, dedicated not only to the disaster itself but also to the stories of those who survived its aftermath.
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