Kharkiv Art Museum Ablaze After Russian Drone Strike, Baby Among Injured
A Russian drone strike hit the Kharkiv Art Museum, causing a major fire and injuring four women aged 62, 34, 28 and 22, as well as a 1‑month‑old baby who was hospitalized. Rescue crews evacuated artworks from the museum, which houses about 25,000 pieces, including works by Repin, while firefighters battled the blaze amid ongoing shelling. Authorities denounced the attack as an act of terrorism and said efforts to extinguish the fire continued, with the strike part of broader Russian assaults on Ukraine’s cultural heritage.