Kotliarevskyi University of Arts damaged in Russian missile strike on Kharkiv
Premises belonging to the Kharkiv I.P. Kotliarevskyi National University of Arts were damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on 1 March.
Source: Ministry of Culture of Ukraine; Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Kharkiv Oblast
Details: The main building at 11 Constitution Square was hit and its windows were blown out. Student accommodation at 50 Myroslav Myslia Street was also damaged.
The State Emergency Service in Kharkiv Oblast reported that a fire had broken out in a nine-storey student accommodation building in the city's Shevchenkivskyi district. A window frame on the top floor caught fire.
Quote from the Culture Ministry: "Kharkiv I.P. Kotliarevskyi National University of Arts is one of Ukraine's leading higher education institutions and has been a creative, research and methodological hub for music and theatre education in Slobozhanshchyna for over a century.
The university is a member of the European Association of Conservatoires, the European University Association and the European League of Institutes of the Arts."
More details: This is not the first time the university has been damaged by Russian attacks. In spring 2022, Russian forces damaged the roof and shattered windows, and prolonged exposure to cold and rain caused pipes and radiators to crack.
According to the Ministry of Culture, 1,685 cultural heritage sites and 2,483 cultural infrastructure facilities across Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged by Russia's aggression. In Kharkiv Oblast, 349 heritage sites have been damaged.
Background: On the night of 20-21 February, a law school in Odesa housed in a historic listed building was badly damaged in a Russian attack.
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