The Jewish Community of Ukraine has published a list of sites damaged by Russia since 2022
The United Jewish Community of Ukraine has systematized and published a list of sites damaged by the aggressor state Russia since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022. This was stated in a community announcement.
To mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine released a list of affected or destroyed synagogues, Jewish community facilities, Jewish cemeteries, and historical sites that have sustained documented damage.
“Over four years of full-scale war, damage and destruction have been recorded at approximately 40 sites of Jewish religious, educational, social, memorial, and historical infrastructure across various regions of Ukraine — from frontline areas to major cities. The actual scale of damage, especially in temporarily occupied territories, may be significantly higher and will require clarification after hostilities end and safe inspections are conducted,” the statement reads.
Recorded damage includes:
February 2022 — the building of the Galician Synagogue in central Kyiv was damaged.
March 1, 2022 — a missile strike near the TV tower in Kyiv, close to the Babyn Yar memorial complex, damaged the Holocaust victims’ memorial.
March 2, 2022 — the premises of the Hillel organization office were completely destroyed as a result of shelling in central Kharkiv.
March 4, 2022 — the building of a Jewish school was damaged, with windows blown out due to shelling in Kharkiv.
March 9, 2022 — windows were damaged in the women’s prayer hall of a synagogue in Kharkiv.
March 15, 2022 — a missile struck a yeshiva building on Chobotarska Street in Kharkiv, piercing the roof of the structure.
March 26, 2022 — the “Menorah” memorial at the Drobytsky Yar memorial complex was damaged as a result of artillery shelling in Kharkiv.
March 31, 2022 — the building of the Karaite kenesa (built in 1891) in Kharkiv was damaged. Shelling shattered windows and fragments damaged the façade.
Spring 2022 — in Mariupol, the small synagogue building (an annex on Kharlampiievska Street) was completely destroyed. The pre-revolutionary building of the active Chabad synagogue on Myru Avenue was damaged. A shell struck a 19th-century historic synagogue building (the “Craftsmen’s Synagogue”), and the walls of the Choral Synagogue, built in 1882, were also damaged.
Spring 2022 — in Chernihiv, buildings belonging to the regional Jewish community and a Jewish charitable foundation were damaged, with windows blown out.
April 21, 2022 — a shell hit one of the Jewish sections at Kyiv’s Berkovetske Municipal Cemetery, damaging burial sites.
May 2022 — the synagogue building (built in 1909) in Huliaipole was damaged.
May 8, 2022 — a missile struck the territory of the Jewish cemetery in Hlukhiv, Sumy region, causing a fire and destroying part of the tombstones.
May 25, 2022 — in Zaporizhzhia, a missile strike damaged the “Kravtsov” Synagogue (built in 1888), shattering windows in the original historic frames.
June 11, 2022 — in Chortkiv, Ternopil region, the building of the old synagogue was damaged as a result of a missile attack.
January 2023 — in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, artillery shelling caused the destruction of the historic Choral Synagogue building (mid-19th century).
January 27, 2023 — in Huliaipole, the historic synagogue building (built in 1909) was damaged.
October 6, 2023 — in Kharkiv, the synagogue building and the rabbi’s residence were damaged.
January 2, 2024 — in Kyiv, a missile strike was recorded on the territory of the Babyn Yar memorial complex, in immediate proximity to the sites of mass executions and burials within the ravine itself.
January 22, 2024 — in Kherson, a missile explosion damaged the building of the main synagogue.
September 9, 2024 — in Lviv, damage to windows was recorded at the “Beit Aharon ve-Israel” Synagogue on Mikhnovskykh Street.
September 26, 2024 — in Zaporizhzhia, serious damage to the Jewish cemetery was recorded as a result of a direct shell strike on its territory.
October 30, 2024 — as a result of a drone attack on Kyiv, significant damage was recorded to the building of the Jewish school “Perlyna.”
December 11, 2024 — following a missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, the building of the “ORT-Alef” Lyceum was severely damaged, with around 50 windows shattered, the roof pierced, and the heating system damaged.
February 2, 2025 — in Odesa, shelling damaged the Brodsky Synagogue (built in 1863), which houses the State Archives of Odesa Region.
May 7, 2025 — in Uman, the synagogue building located above the grave of Rabbi Nachman was damaged.
June 20, 2025 — in Odesa, buildings housing a Jewish orphanage sustained significant damage.
June 25, 2025 — in Dnipro, minor damage was recorded at the “Beit Baruch” elderly care home.
August 1, 2025 — on the night of July 31, the Alley of the Righteous at the Babyn Yar memorial complex was damaged.
August 5, 2025 — in Odesa, a UAV strike damaged the “Nachlas Eliezer” Synagogue (19th century).
October 9, 2025 — in Kherson, a cluster munition struck a synagogue building.
October 23, 2025 — in Kherson, a direct shell strike on a synagogue building was recorded.
October 23, 2025 — in Kyiv, damage to the Rosenberg Synagogue building in the Podil district was recorded as a result of a UAV attack.
November 28, 2025 — in Kharkiv, an airstrike on the Jewish section of Municipal Cemetery No. 3 damaged approximately 240 graves.
January 15, 2026 — in Bilopillia, Sumy region, an airstrike (using a guided aerial bomb) on the city center completely destroyed a Holocaust memorial installed in 2021. Damage to a historic building of the former ghetto was also recorded.