Hryhoriy Skovoroda National Museum destroyed in Kharkiv region, head of Kharkiv region state administration says

The National Museum of Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the village of Skovorodynivka, Kharkiv region, has been destroyed by a direct missile hit, head of the Kharkiv region state administration Oleg Sinegubov reports.

According to him, Russian troops shelled the museum on May 6, at 23:00 local time. The shell hit the roof of the museum. The most valuable exhibits from the Skovoroda Museum had been removed in advance, Sinegubov says.

«There was a 35-year-old man on the premises who was looking after the museum. Unfortunately, he was injured. The premises were practically destroyed,» Sinegubov writes. According to UNIAN, the man in question is the museum director's son, who was guarding the premises. He was diagnosed with a leg injury; now he is in hospital.