A historical landmark built in the constructivist style and the symbol of Kharkiv, known as the Derzhprom, was hit by Russian glide bombs. It was the first modern skyscraper to be built in the Soviet Union. It survived WWII, but not Russia.
It had been added to UNESCO's list of cultural property under enhanced protection. But that doesn't do shit to protect against Russian bombs.
Just another bullet point in history of Russia destroying Ukraine's history and culture.
Oh yeah, side note, the publisher Bloomsbury Books thought it best to make the Derzhprom the cover of a book about "russian cinema".
Nata Druhak: "…this book highlights the often overlooked continuities between the late-Imperial and early-Soviet periods of cinema“ If you write about the periods of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, what is the point in simplifying it to „Russian“? It is just misleading. Contemporary Russia can not imagine itself without Ukraine and its culture — the reason why it started the war. The British and other Western scholars helps it to win it, at least in the minds of their readers.
