Employees of the National Cheonobyl Museum, while dismantling the rubble, discovered 30 museum artifacts that survived the russian attack on Kyiv on the night of May 24.
The discovery was announced on the museum's social media.
According to employees of the institution, the exhibits were found on the third day after the building was damaged.
The artifacts were found under concrete rubble.
"Finding them alive under tons of concrete is a colossal achievement, our great joint victory over destruction. Each monument raised from the dust is like a breath of fresh air for the entire museum," the message says.
Also, next to the exhibits, metal fragments from a missile that hit the building were found.
Search operations are ongoing. The team continues to dismantle the rubble and inspect the fragments to find other museum items that could have survived.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs previously reported that the building of the National Museum "Chornobyl" was damaged as a result of the attack on Kyiv. They also announced the loss of about 40% of the museum's exhibits.
Among the items that were saved, the museum named exhibits from the storage facilities, a painting by Maria Prymachenko, and the flag of Ukraine installed at the Chornobyl NPP after de-occupation in 2022.
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As a reminder, on the night of May 24, Russian troops used 90 missiles of various types against Ukraine, including the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile, as well as 600 drones. According to the Air Force, air defense forces neutralized 55 missiles and 549 drones. The main direction of the attack was Kyiv.
After the russian attack, about 40% of museum items from the exposition of the National Museum "Chornobyl" were irretrievably lost.
During the analysis of the rubble, employees of the National Museum "Chornobyl" discovered 30 museum artifacts that survived the russian attack on Kyiv on the night of May 24.
The find was reported on the museum's social networks.
According to the institution's employees, the exhibits were found on the third day after the building was damaged.
The artifacts were found under the rubble of concrete.
"Finding them alive under tons of concrete is a colossal achievement, our great joint victory over destruction. Each monument raised from the dust is like a breath of fresh air for the entire museum," the report says.
Also, next to the exhibits, metal fragments from a missile that hit the building were found.
The search is ongoing. The team continues to dismantle the rubble and inspect the fragments to find other museum items that could have survived.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs previously reported that the building of the National Museum "Chornobyl" was damaged as a result of the attack on Kyiv. They also announced the loss of about 40% of the museum's exhibits.
Among the items that were saved, the museum named exhibits from the storage facilities, a painting by Maria Prymachenko, and the flag of Ukraine installed at the Chornobyl NPP after de-occupation in 2022.
Recall that on the night of May 24, russian troops used 90 missiles of various types against Ukraine, including the medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik", as well as 600 drones. According to the Air Force, air defense forces neutralized 55 missiles and 549 drones. The main direction of the attack was Kyiv.
After the russian attack, about 40% of museum items from the exposition of the National Museum "Chornobyl" were irretrievably lost.
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