The Russian Federation continues to destroy cultural heritage and pursues a policy of ecocide against Ukraine

The medieval fortress in the Khmelnytskyі region was damaged by Russian shelling

During the Russian shelling in the Khmelnytskyi region, the Medzhibiz fortress of the 14th-16th centuries was damaged. The blast wave damaged the doors, windows and roof of the castle. At the time of the attack, 300 students from different parts of Ukraine were on the territory of the historical and cultural reserve. All participants of the forum managed to get to the shelter. Meanwhile, the historical building was damaged: the blast wave hit the roof of the Knight’s Tower of the fortress, doors and windows.

“The binding of the letters was broken in places, we need the surveyors to carry out an inspection. The destruction that needs to be done with the help of restorers is, first of all, our doors, which are historical. They are shaped, and it is clear that a simple craftsman will not do it,” said the director of the state historical and cultural reserve Oleg Pohorilets.

The large-scale fortress complex consists of two main buildings – the old palace in the Renaissance style and the new one in the Baroque style. At one time, the castle served as an outpost of the country’s defense against the attack of the Turkish-Tatar invaders. Now there is a museum where you can see a collection of guns, paintings, clothing and household items.

The other day, the museum opened an exhibition of artifacts, which presents almost a hundred rare exhibits that tell about the history of Medzhibozh.

In the biosphere reserve “Askania-Nova” named after F.E. Falz-Feina. On August 22, a fire broke out at the “Velikiy Chapelsky pod” site. Due to the actions of the occupiers, about 300 hectares of the protected steppe burned down. This is reported by the Ministry of Environment. As noted, this territory is included in the international list of the Ramsar Convention on the Protection of Wetlands. It is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals. “The occupiers do not care about the unique natural complexes known all over the world. They disregard the rules of fire safety at the protected site and deliberately destroy our nature,” the Ministry of Environment wrote.

At the beginning of August, the most valuable steppe area in the Dzharylgatsky National Natural Park, which is a zone of absolute protection, where the visit of people is limited, burned. The main part of all steppe ecosystems of the island and the population of all rare steppe animals that are on the island are concentrated there. The largest number of ungulates living in Dzharylgach is also concentrated.