Russians have damaged 1,723 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine, and 2,524 cultural infrastructure facilities have been affected. This was reported by the Ministry of Culture, according to UNN.
As of early April 2026, due to Russian aggression in Ukraine, 1,723 cultural heritage sites and 2,524 cultural infrastructure facilities have been destroyed or damaged. Among the damaged cultural heritage sites, 159 have national significance status, 1,403 are of local significance, and 161 are newly identified. 45 cultural heritage sites have been completely destroyed,
In total, damage has been recorded in 18 regions. The greatest destruction occurred to sites in the Kharkiv region — 349, Kherson — 302, Odesa — 200, Donetsk — 195, and the Kyiv region and the city of Kyiv — 173.
At the same time, as a result of shelling and hostilities, 2,524 cultural infrastructure facilities were affected, of which 518 were completely destroyed.
The cultural infrastructure suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Kyiv, and Mykolaiv regions.
In total, the following were affected:
- community centers – 1,245;
- libraries – 872;
- art education institutions – 191;
- museums and galleries – 139;
- theaters, cinemas, and philharmonics – 52;
- parks, zoos – 11;
- nature reserves – 9;
- circuses – 4;
- a film studio in the city of Kyiv.
Destruction has been recorded in 341 territorial communities across Ukraine. The highest numbers are in the communities of the Donetsk (46 TC), Sumy (38 TC), Kharkiv (34 TC), Chernihiv (34 TC), Zaporizhzhia (31 TC), Mykolaiv (23 TC), Dnipropetrovsk (23 TC), Kyiv (21 TC), and Luhansk (12 TC) regions.
Almost the entire territory of the Luhansk region and significant parts of the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Kherson regions are under temporary occupation. This makes it impossible to accurately calculate the number of cultural institutions affected by hostilities and occupation.
National Library of Ukraine for Children damaged by enemy drone attack05.02.26, 20:14