Key points
- On 1 March, Russia carried out a missile strike on Kharkiv.
- The dormitory and central building of the Kotliarevskyi University of Arts were damaged.
- The institution is one of Ukraine’s leading higher education establishments in the arts.
- The university had already sustained damage in 2022.
- In the Kharkiv region, 349 cultural heritage sites have been destroyed.
On 1 March, Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kharkiv. As a result of the attack, buildings of the I. P. Kotliarevskyi Kharkiv National University of Arts – one of Ukraine’s leading higher education institutions in the field of arts – were damaged.
The university dormitory at 50 Myroslava Mysli Street was hit. The central academic building at 11 Constitution Square was also damaged, with windows blown out.
The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine stated that the I. P. Kotliarevskyi Kharkiv National University of Arts is a creative and scientific centre for music and theatre education in the Slobozhanshchyna region, with a history spanning more than a century.
The institution is a member of the European Association of Conservatoires, the European University Association and the European League of Institutes of the Arts.
The university had previously sustained damage during the shelling of Kharkiv in the spring of 2022. At that time, the roof and windows were damaged, and prolonged exposure to low temperatures and precipitation caused pipes and radiators to crack.
As a result of Russian aggression, 1,685 cultural heritage sites and 2,483 cultural infrastructure facilities have been destroyed or damaged across Ukraine. In the Kharkiv region alone, 349 heritage sites have suffered damage.
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