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the territory of Ukraine Bazarzhapov and his fellow Russian servicemen stopped a car that was driving from Ivankiv to a neighbouring village hit him in the shoulder with the butt of his rifle using obscene language and calling him and his passengers “Banderas” and “Nazis” explained that from the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine he remained in Ivankiv he and two passengers drove to the village of Zaprudka in order to make a phone call to relatives as at that time mobile service could still be found in some places in Zaprudka.  The car was stopped at a checkpoint near Zaprudska Street in Ivankiv and one of the soldiers pointed an automatic weapon at them The soldiers began to search the car and found the victim's cell phone. This made Bazarzhapov very angry hit the victim in the right shoulder with the butt of his assault rifle according to the victim whose words were confirmed by the other passengers Bazarzhapov told other soldiers that the passengers should be executed The Russian military asked about the locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and whether they had any involvement with them the victim experienced a genuine threat to his life clearly demonstrated that they intended to use their weapons against him,” the court ruling reads The defence lawyer argued that the prosecution failed to prove Bazarzhapov was aware of the laws and customs of war stipulated by international treaties and therefore his actions should not be qualified as a war crime but under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine inflicting bodily harm to the victim and appropriating his phone “The defence claims that the prosecution has not proved Bazarzhapov was acquainted with the laws and customs of war are refuted and dismissed by the fact that military personnel's awareness of the customs and laws of war is presumed by the nature of their service in the military,” the court ruling reads In an interview with “Hromada Pryirpynya” defence lawyer Pratsuk stated that he had no contact with the accused but decided to appeal the decision of the Ivankiv District Court “There is no definitive ruling on the case I do not know the date of consideration [of the appeal] yet,” Pratsuk added The court found Bazarzhapov guilty of committing a criminal offence for violating the laws and customs of war and sentenced him to 11 years in prison The sentence will be counted from the moment of his detention in order to implement this verdict Bazarzhapov was included in the international and national wanted list Before the same court another Russian serviceman was recently found guilty of looting in the village of Ivankiv in March 2022 This verdict was issued by the Ivankiv District Court after consideration in open court of the looting committed by Russian servicemen in the village of Ivankiv a 20-year-old soldier of the 37th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation (stationed The court hearing was conducted in the presence of the prosecutor the armed forces of the Russian Federation engaged in a large-scale invasion of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus illegally crossing the state border of Ukraine beyond the checkpoints and pursuing the goal of occupying Ukrainian populated areas Russian military units established ground positions in the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv oblast in particular in the village of Obukhovychi in the Ivankiv territorial community The court determined that the village of Obukhovychi which was occupied as a result of hostilities was under the control of the Russian Armed Forces and other military formations from February 25 acting intentionally while on the territory of the Vyshgorod district where military hostilities were taking place and in violation of the laws and customs of war namely took private property from civilians being aware that the taken property could not be used for military purposes but for personal gain only,” reads the court verdict a victim's neighbour testified that he saw with his own eyes the Russian servicemen coming from all over the village to the house almost every evening until March 31 There were three Ural trucks in the victim's yard the ones my wife took a picture of with her phone and handed over to the SBU [the Security Service of Ukraine] after the de-occupation I personally saw Nomokonov almost every day," the witness said in court sitting on a bench next door to the victim’s yard he saw how the accused and three other Russian servicemen were taking a washing machine out of the house and loading it on a Ural truck with Russian license plates (with the 25th region registration) Then the vehicle headed towards the village of Termakhivka said in court that around the end of March 2022 “two of them carried a washing machine They were leaving the yard and taking things out on the road and they [the soldiers] went back to the victim's house," the woman said in court acting out of self-interest together with unidentified Russian military personnel whose cases are under separate investigation while in the area of hostilities -- namely in the village of Obukhovychi -- broke into the private house of a local resident The Russian servicemen unlawfully seized the victim's property causing material damage to the victim amounting to a total of UAH 36,432.44 [around 1,000 euros] Judge Nataliya Slobodian ruled Nomokonov guilty of committing a criminal offence for the violation of the laws and customs of war with prior collective conspiracy of a group of persons The term of the sentence will be counted from the moment Nomokonov is detained in order to implement this verdict Nomokonov was put on the international and national wanted list The verdict was not subject to appeal in the Kyiv Court of Appeal The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles on Monday added its voice to the censure, condemning Russian for the “deliberate” burning of sites linked to the history of arts and culture in Ukraine. “News reports indicate that among the many atrocities being committed in Ukraine over the past few days of Putin’s War, Russian forces have begun destroying Ukrainian cultural heritage,” read the statement from Getty President and Chief Executive James Cuno. Cuno said the Ivankiv Museum “housed precious Ukrainian folk art,” and quoted Ukrainian scholars who called the Russian invasion “an unfolding cultural catastrophe.” Hollywood Inc. Walt Disney Co. is “pausing” the release of movies in the country, including Pixar’s “Turning Red.” According to a tweet from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the museum’s treasures included 25 works by the beloved late folk artist Maria Primachenko, who began exhibiting her work in the 1930s and was admired by Pablo Picasso. Unconfirmed video on social media sites showed a single story building identified as the Ivankiv Museum engulfed in flames. According to the museum’s website, the institution was founded in 1981 and kept as the pride of its collection “an exhibition of paintings of the first magnitude by Maria Ovksentiyivna Primachenko.” It lists her many honorifics: “People’s Artist of Ukraine, Honored Artist of Ukraine, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko State Prize of Ukraine.” The Getty’s statement acknowledged that as war in the region escalates, much more is at stake. Television ‘Succession’ star Brian Cox was among the SAG Award winners who addressed the conflict in Ukraine and said he was ‘distressed’ by ‘what’s happening in Russia.’ Jessica Gelt is an arts and culture writer for the Los Angeles Times. World & Nation Entertainment & Arts Music Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Invading Russian forces have burned down The Museum of Local History in the Ukrainian town of Ivankiv — located northwest of the capital city Kyiv. Amongst the work that was housed at the modest institution, 25 paintings by the acclaimed Ukrainian folk artist, Maria Prymachenko IVANKIV, Ukraine (CNN Newsource/Maxar/WKRC) - As Ukrainians continue to repel Russian advances around Kyiv, new satellite images show a more than three-mile-long Russian military convoy is on a roadway that heads towards the capital city. According to Maxar, the convoy was seen on satellite images on Sunday around 10:56 a.m. local time on the P-02-02 road near Ivankiv, which is about 40 miles, or 60 kilometers, northwest of the Ukrainian capital. The P-02-02 road heads towards Kyiv. Maxar identified fuel and logistical trucks, in addition to tanks, infantry vehicles and self-propelled artillery moving in the convoy. The Museum of Local History in the town of Ivankiv has burned down during Russia's invasion Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today on Twitter it held within its collection 25 works by the Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko all of which have reportedly been destroyed As a result of 🇷🇺 invasion, about 25 works by outstanding 🇺🇦 artist Mariia Pryimachenko were burned. The paintings were stored in Ivankiv Museum, Kyiv region. She created world-famous masterpieces. Her special gift and talent captivated Pablo Picasso.🖼️“Two-headed chicken, 1977” pic.twitter.com/dfAyfkn1k9 was reportedly set on fire by invading Russian forces on Sunday Videos circulating on Twitter and Telegram show what is claimed to be the museum building burning down The video has not been verified by The Art Newspaper The local history museum in #Ivankiv #Kyiv region burned down as the result of the ongoing fighting and invasion #RussiaUkraine. pic.twitter.com/51VB3eh1fS Born to a peasant family, Prymachenko, who died aged 88 in 1987, spent her whole life in a village near Ivankiv. One of the country's best known painters, Prymanchenko's work drew from local mythology and folklore and was notable for depicting fantastical beasts, many of which came to her in dreams. Maria Prymachenko in 1936. Courtesy of British Library Several of her works have been featured on Ukraine's postage stamps and, in 1966, she was awarded Ukraine's highest cultural honour, the Shevchenko National Prize. To recognise her contributions to the field of folk art, Unesco declared 2009 the year of Maria Prymachenko. The largest holdings of Prymachenko's work, around 650 pieces, are in Ukraine's National Museum of Applied Folk Art in Kyiv. The museum's destruction has been described as "irreparable" by Vlada Liovchenko, director of the Vyshhorod History and Culture Reserve in nearby Toompea. Ivankiv lies at a strategic point for the Russian incursion, located between Chernobyl—which was seized by Russia on 24 February—and Kyiv. On 25 February, Ukrainian forces destroyed a bridge in the town to halt Russian troops advancing towards the capital. Yesterday, satellite imagery showed a convoy of Russian vehicles heading towards Ivankiv. news11 November 2022Ukrainian forces win back Kherson region—but Russia has reportedly looted its art collectionThe Ukraine territory is one of four illegally annexed on 30 September with decrees by Russian President Vladimir Putin news3 May 2022Russian forces reportedly stole valuable art from museums in Melitopol and MariupolA curator at the Melitopol Museum of Local History has also been kidnapped news29 September 2022Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announcedPutin's decree to permanently occupy four regions of Ukraine means thousands of artefacts will become property of Russia 202212:04 PM UTCSatellite images show Russian column bearing down on KyivSatellite images show a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that stretches for about 40 miles [1/10]A satellite image shows the northern end of convoy logistics and resupply vehicles [3/10]Russian ground forces northeast of Ivankiv heading in the direction of Kyiv [8/10]A satellite image shows an additional part of a military convoy [10/10]A satellite image shows Russian ground forces northeast of Ivankiv heading in the direction of Kyiv , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved traffic is planned to be opened on the rebuilt bridge over the Irpin River on the R-02 Kyiv-Ivankiv-Ovruch highway About this informed Ruslan Nychik head of the Service for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure in the Kyiv region In order to ensure logistics between Kyiv and populated areas of the Vyshgorod district a temporary road was first established along it work on the capital repair of the bridge began Repair work on the bridge over the Irpin River the contractor completed the main works on the bridge: pile foundations and supports were installed; the beams of the span structure are arranged; concreted monolithic reinforced concrete slab; expansion joints are arranged on the bridge; drainage systems were installed; a curb stone is installed; a bicycle-pedestrian path and a sidewalk have been arranged; a washing and barrier fence has been installed," said Nychik works are underway to install waterproofing of the roadway of the bridge after which the lower layer of asphalt concrete will be installed The 156-meter-long bridge will have two traffic lanes Autonomous lighting will work on the bridge and approaches A new bridge was opened over the Irpin River instead of the one blown up in February 2022 In the Kyiv region, the repair of the railway bridge over the Irpin River was completed +380 (44) 465 53 41 +380 (67) 638 76 00 hello@pragmatika.media https://pragmatika.media The President's Office confirmed the report that a column of Russian tanks broke through near Ivankiv and was heading to Kyiv from Vyshgorod. "Tanks are coming. We are fighting. Fights are coming," the President's Office said. At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told Ukrinform that the convoy of tanks had been stopped. "The bridge was blown up, we stopped them," the General Staff said. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. Print IVANKIV Ukraine — The war was only hours old but the townspeople of Ivankiv already had every reason to fear the worst Bombs were raining down on the normally sleepy northern Ukrainian community on the River Teteriv, which lay in the path of a vast, clanking Russian armored column setting its sights on the capital, Kyiv, 60 miles to the southeast The din of battle drowned out the bellows of frightened livestock. Explosions shook the earth many local people thought of the priceless patrimony here in this unassuming place “Our pearl,” said a visibly emotional Nadiya Biryuk the 59-year-old head of Ivankiv’s cultural department head of the city of Ivankiv’s cultural department (Kasia Strek / For The Times) She was talking about the town’s small collection of works by perhaps the country’s most beloved folk artist otherworldly birds and phantasmagoric flora were admired by Picasso and Chagall acclaimed by art scholars and embraced by many ordinary Ukrainians as an expression of immutable national spirit Although celebrated internationally and showered with accolades at home spent much of her life living and working in a simple brick house in a tiny village to the town’s Historical and Local History Museum an unpretentious seven-room structure nestled in the parkland of a onetime nobleman’s retreat On a cold but sunny late morning the day after the start of the Russian invasion, Anatoly Harytonov, a security guard who lives next door to the museum, felt his chest rumble with the deep, thunderous impact of three missile strikes. Daring to emerge from underground, he saw black smoke. It had been a direct hit; the museum was ablaze. With two other local men, Harytonov, 47, swiftly worked to pry the metal bars off one of the windows, even as they wondered if more missiles would fall. “These are the most precious things we have,” he said. “If they burned, it would be a terrible shame to all of us.” Cultural heritage is the sticky glue of national identity. Embarking on this war, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his people — and the next-door neighbors his army had commenced battering — that Ukraine is not a real country, and many here believe that the pattern of destruction that has emerged in nearly 11 weeks of warfare cannot be coincidental. Among countless homes and infrastructure targeted daily in Russian strikes, there is another category of loss — historic buildings, religious institutions, libraries and museums — avatars, all of them, of a nation’s sense of self. Deliberately taking aim at cultural-heritage sites is a war crime under the 1954 Hague Convention to which both Russia and Ukraine are signatories. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, mourning a strike on a museum late last week in eastern Ukraine, singled out such attacks as “evil.” “Targeted missile strikes at museums — not even terrorists would think of this,” he said in an address to the nation after a museum dedicated to the 18th century philosopher and poet Hryhorii Skovoroda was hit. “But such an army is fighting against us.” Maria Prymachenko’s grave in the small town of Bolotnya, where she died in 1997. (Kasia Strek / For The Times) At the beginning of the month, UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, said it had confirmed damage to 120 Ukrainian cultural sites, among them religious places, museums and historic landmarks. Some of this destruction is primarily to property; in other instances, grievous loss of life is involved as well. One of the locations UNESCO cited was a landmark theater in the southern port of Mariupol that hundreds of civilians were using as a bomb shelter when it was hit by an airstrike on March 16. An analysis by the Associated Press suggested up to 600 people may have died, making it one of the war’s deadliest single strikes. At the outset of the fighting, desperate to protect cultural treasures, Ukrainians erected scaffolding around public statuary, sandbagged ornate historic buildings and filled hidden vaults with precious items. Many museums closed their doors and secreted away their collections. But despite such protective efforts, by the time Zelensky spoke last weekend, he said nearly 200 cultural sites had been destroyed. “Every day of this war, the Russian army does something that is beyond words,” he said. “But every next day, it does something that makes you feel it in a new way.” Even for those who have long studied her work, Prymachenko’s appeal can be difficult to explicate. Her works, in the naive art style, are mysterious yet radically accessible, evoking ancient legend — somehow joltingly fresh, grandiose yet earthy, primal but imbued with subtle layers of meaning. Children in particular seem to gravitate instinctively to the paintings, said Lina Zhurska, the director of a children’s art school a short walk from the ruined museum. For her and her pupils, the weeks-long Russian occupation of the town, with all its attendant terrors, had both the dreamlike clarity and the nightmare opacity of a Prymachenko piece. An antique tractor, now damaged, was retrieved from the destroyed museum. (Kasia Strek / For The Times) “They see these beasts, these fantastic beasts of hers,” Zhurska said, gesturing toward a wall with students’ drawings and paintings inspired by the artist, “and they know such things are real.” Under a peaceful, pastoral surface, calamity can lurk, and Prymachenko knew this better than most. After an illness-shadowed childhood, she lost her husband to World War II, and for long after, she turned away from her self-taught art. The 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, only 30 miles distant, inspired a series of troubling and enigmatic works. War and peace were longtime obsessions, giving an added weight to her work in these harrowing days. In photos, Prymachenko is a stocky, stoic, almost peasant-like presence: head covered, sometimes by a flowered scarf, a difficult-to-read expression. Townspeople who knew her remember her as generous and down-to-earth, spontaneously bestowing embroidered cloths and ceramic plates as gifts, but with a mystical quality that set her apart even from those who knew her for much of their lives. “She had such power in her person, such a powerful imagination,” said Halyna Korennaya, 61, who helped curate exhibits at the museum here and met Prymachenko later in life. “People can talk about a ‘naive’ style of art, but it holds such complicated meaning.” With a giggle, Korennaya said: “In truth, she was weird!” Then, turning serious: “No one else has such a perception of this life, this world.” The village of Bolotnya, where Maria Prymachenko lived. (Kasia Strek / For The Times) Of the hundreds of Prymachenko’s works created over a period spanning the 1930s to the 1990s, some met fates as strange as something their creator might have conjured. The family home, where her now-deceased artist son Fedir was living at the time, was robbed in 2006. More than 70 artworks were taken; a few eventually turned up. Many others vanished, seemingly for good. Over the years, Prymachenko’s iconic style was much imitated, with many paying tribute and some seeking to expropriate it. In ways not always well understood, her vision became a kind of cultural currency, some scholars say. Olena Sheshtakova of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture said Prymachenko helped put Ukraine on the art-world map. “I think she was one of the most influential artists of the century,” said Shestakova, who helped organize major retrospectives after Prymachenko’s death. Yet even she sometimes feels a full understanding of the artist still eludes her. “I feel such a strong connection to her work,” she said. “She was thinking in allegories all the time. In her way, she explored the relation of humans and the universe. So her work, this symbiosis she created, is like an intermediary between heaven and earth.” Korennaya had a premonition. As war was bearing down, she procured an enormous wooden container that had been used to store wheat. She and others removed the Prymachenko paintings from the museum’s walls and placed them inside for safekeeping. But the gargantuan container remained inside the museum. After the bombardment hit, Korennaya realized, in a panic, that the paintings would not be protected from flames. But by then, Harytonov and his friends had pried away the window bars, entered the burning building and begun ferrying the Prymachenko works to safety, passing them out one by one. The big wooden barrel was left behind. It burned, along with many of the museum’s treasures. Today, the museum’s orange walls are scorched, its blackened windows gaping like missing teeth. Even weeks later, an acrid smell hangs in the air. A few items have been salvaged, like an antique tractor that was lifted out of the ruins by crane and temporarily deposited in Harytonov’s garden. In early, fog-of-war accounts of the museum bombing, the central government in Kyiv announced that all the museum’s Prymachenkos had been lost. But later, after Ivankiv was back in Ukrainian hands, town officials said that although the museum itself was a total loss, the 14 paintings were safe in an undisclosed location. They vow the art will again be displayed in Ivankiv. In yet another sign of the wartime resonance of Prymachenko’s work, a painting of hers called “Flowers Grew Around the Fourth Block” — part of her Chernobyl series, featuring flamelike blooms and a trio of reptilian heads with flickering tongues — was recently auctioned off to an overseas Ukrainian buyer for $500,000, with proceeds announced to be going to the Ukrainian armed forces, the auction house and a charitable foundation said. Despite immense relief over the paintings’ fate, Korennaya wonders if the museum, which underwent a renovation that was completed in 2019, will ever be restored to its former state. “It’s like having a child, and that child dies,” she said. “My soul is in pain.” Biryuk, the town culture department director, said she believed that once the war is over, the outside world will help rebuild the museum. She sometimes wonders, she said, what Prymachenko would have made of events that have befallen this little town. “If she were alive to see this war, it would have been reflected in her work,” Biryuk said. “All these forces at work here, all this terror, she would have represented it somehow. But in what way, we can’t know.” Laura King is a former reporter with the Los Angeles Times who primarily covered foreign affairs. She previously served as bureau chief in Jerusalem, Kabul and Cairo. World & Nation Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Friday morning it had blown up a bridge near Kyiv as part of its attempts to prevent Russian tanks from entering the capital city, according to CNN. The ministry said that destroying the bridge — located over the Teteriv River near the town of Ivankiv — stopped a column of Russian forces from advancing Ivankiv is around 40 miles north of Kyiv as the crow flies There have been reports on social media that Ukrainian forces have also blown up two other bridges around the city though those reports have not been confirmed Elsewhere in the country, Ukrainian forces blew up a bridge connecting the Ukrainian mainland to the Crimean peninsula, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The operation over the Teteriv River is unlikely to entirely prevent Russian troops from advancing towards Kyiv There are numerous routes into Kyiv from the northwest of the city and Russia has the ability to temporarily bridge rivers using military machinery Representatives for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to Insider's request for further details on the bridge in Teteriv Home page » Topics » War » Saving Maria Prymachenko’s Paintings On the fourth day of Russia’s invasion the Ukrainian media published the heartbreaking news that Russian occupiers destroyed the museum of local history in Ivankiv which contained the paintings of Maria Prymachenko the world-renowned representative of naïve art has an unexpected and joyful plot twist: the locals saved some of the talented artist’s works including paintings and decorative drawings Prymachenko also has a number of streets in Ukrainian cities named in her honor as well as an asteroid that was discovered in the 1990s Iconic artists like Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall admired the work of this Ukrainian painter The collection of Maria Prymachenko’s works includes thirty-one paintings and two painted plates the Russian troops started shelling the village of Ivankiv the residents of Ivankiv have spent 35 days under occupation Director of the Center for Children and Youth Creativity witnessed all of these events together with the other locals The woman says that when people realized that the occupiers had come to their land and that expecting something good from them was futile they decided to store Maria Prymachenko’s paintings together and hide them in a separate place in the museum one of the projectiles hit the roof of the museum A strong wind spread the fire that broke out but calling the emergency hotline was useless because no one could come “In order not to wait for what would happen next We tore out the bars from these two windows and then the men broke these two windows and started taking out the exhibits We just knew where the paintings were hidden the paintings by Maria Prymachenko.” The woman emphasizes that in addition to the collection of paintings by Maria Prymachenko other valuable works of art were kept in the destroyed building “There were Hanna Veres’s decorative cloths there were paintings of Anna Ihnatiuk… Unfortunately I hope it can be restored because it is unique There were many exhibits dedicated to the Chernobyl disaster There were records about the Chernobyl liquidators.” Among all the people gathered near the burning museum two local men decided to save the exhibits They are Ihor Nikolaienko and Anatolii Kharytonov They recall that there was little time to think because the fire was quickly devouring the building First they tore out the bars on the windows They were salvaging exhibits from the part of the museum where the flames had not yet reached because it was dangerous to enter the projectile-hit side of the building The men say that the whole process took nearly 20 minutes before the damaged ceiling began to bend “The works and valuables that were there are the only things that remain from the Ivankiv district’s history Some of the exhibits are the world-famous works by Maria Prymachenko and Anna Ihnatiuk So those were the most valuable things that we had we’ll rebuild everything and will find something for the museum the great-granddaughter of Maria Prymachenko is engaged in the preservation of the legacy and is both the founder and head of the Artistic Heritage of Maria Prymachenko’s Family she found out about the hostilities near Ivankiv The woman planned to get to the village to save her family’s valuables but it was too late as Ivankiv was already blocked she came to terms with the fact that the priceless creative legacy was lost forever Only later did she find out by phone that some of her genius great-grandmother’s paintings were saved “I was mostly worried about the people because I found the photos of these paintings (presented in the museum — Ed.) on my computer I’m so proud of the people who live in Ivankiv.” Sharing the enthusiasm of Ivankiv residents which was completely destroyed by the Russians She has already started establishing international cooperation by giving permission to reproduce and circulate those Prymachenko’s works that were considered lost forever The proceeds will be used for the restoration of the museum The works of the renowned artist will also be displayed at this year’s Venice Biennale Anastasiia says that she has a lot of ideas aimed at creating both a new wave of interest and ways of preserving the painter’s works which include not only paintings but also songs serve to remind us not only of the value of art but also of human life Involved in the preparation of the material 18 volunteers Project support: Fundacja Euromaidan-Warszawa Use of materials is only permitted upon providing the source: Ukrainer.net Дизайн — Артем Зубкевич Розробка — Deluxcode Residents of the Ukrainian town of Ivankiv which suffered heavy damage in Russian airstrikes await help so they can restart their lives.  about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the capital Kyiv came under attack by Russian forces in their very first assault on Ukraine on Feb The Russian bombing heavily damaged the bridge at the entrance and rendered many houses unusable which was used by Russian forces as a ground base for reinforcements in their push towards Kyiv told Anadolu Agency of the days of the Russian occupation as well as the current conditions they have to endure a dweller who did not specify his last name due to security concerns He said 18 people hid in the basement of his house during the Russian push to the town he said one of his neighbors whose home caught fire during the Russian bombing died from a heart attack “Not only did we lose our homes and vehicles but our psychological situation also significantly worsened because of the Russian attack,” he said adding they need aid to restart their lives Ivan claimed that Russians opened fire on civilians who were trying to flee from the town and executed the town’s priest “They claim that they came Ukraine to liberate us but they brought only killings and destruction,” he said He added that Russian forces sought individuals who might cooperate with them but they were rejected maintained that the only thing they were able save was their lives “Our houses are unfit to live in now,” she said adding urgent aid is needed in order for things to return to normal in the town Noting that she has some relatives in Russia Valentia claimed that Russian media spreads lies which prevent ordinary Russians from seeing what is really going on in the war “I even don’t know whether I will be able to see my grandkids fighting for the Ukrainian army again,” she said “Our country’s future is being destroyed.” At least 3,668 people have been killed and 3,896 injured in Ukraine since Russia began its war on Feb The true toll is believed to be much higher Over 6.2 million people have fled to other countries with some 7.7 million people internally displaced Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker “is destroying numerous civilian and cultural heritage sites in Ukraine Countless historical and architectural monuments and archaeological sites are threatened by artillery shelling and the uncontrolled movement of heavy military trucks Another irreparable loss of Ukraine’s historical and cultural heritage is the destruction of the Ivankiv Museum of Local History on Feb 25 during these hellish days for our country Litovchenko also calls on Russia to comply with the Hague Convention During the fire that led to the destruction of the museum, about twenty works by naïve artist Maria Prymachenko (1908-1997), one of the country’s most representative artists, who also exhibited abroad and was admired by Pablo Picasso The museum had been opened in 1981 and had undergone a renovation between 2016 and 2018 The collection of Prymachenko’s works was the museum’s flagship and represents a very serious loss to the country’s artistic heritage has appealed to UNESCO to demand that Russia be expelled from the organization and to change the venue of the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee which is scheduled for June 19-30 in Russia’s very own city of Kazan’ “Russia’s armed attack on Ukraine,” Tkachenko wrote on his Telegram channel “is currently destroying numerous civilian and cultural heritage sites in Ukraine the Russian Federation has systematically violated international humanitarian law and international conventions on the protection of cultural heritage Its actions have already damaged the ancient city of Cherson as well as the Bakhchisaray Palace of the Crimean Khans Girls in Ivankiv, Ukraine, cut their hair to be "less attractive" so they wouldn't get raped by Russian soldiers who were occupying the town, the deputy mayor told ITV located 50 miles northwest of Kyiv, was liberated by Ukrainian forces on March 30 after more than a month of Russian occupation Ukrainian army engineers were able to regain control of the area after building a pontoon bridge told ITV that she had heard accounts of how Russian soldiers had treated women in the area two sisters were raped … girls of 15 and 16 … children," she told ITV "Women were pulled by their hair out of their basements so that they could abuse them," Beschastna said "Girls started cutting their hair short to be less attractive Gruesome reports of rape have emerged since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 told UK officials of the rising reports of rape in the country "Most of these women have either been executed after the crime of rape or they have taken their own lives." which will be public once victims will be ready to talk about that," she said Satellite images show a Russian military convoy north of Kyiv New satellite images captured Monday by Maxar Technologies show a large military convoy north of Kyiv It was considerably longer than 17 miles as initially reported earlier Monday morning by Maxar the Russian military convoy stretches from near Antonov airport in the south to the northern end of the convoy near Prybirsk some vehicles are spaced fairly far apart while in other sections military equipment and units are traveling two or three vehicles abreast on the road some vehicles are spaced fairly far apart while in other sections military equipment and units are traveling two or three vehicles abreast on the road north of Invankiv Museum workers in neighbouring countries are mobilising to help colleagues in Ukraine amid fears that cultural institutions and their workers will be at particular risk from the Russian invasion The International Council of Museums (Icom) Polish branch has been asked by the Polish Ministry of Culture to coordinate evacuation plans for museum employees from Ukraine and an emergency meeting is taking place today to discuss the evacuation of objects Meanwhile staff and the National Museum in Warsaw are coordinating efforts to welcome the families of employees from the National Gallery of Art in Lviv with whom the Polish institution has a close relationship They have also sent a van from the museum with supplies of non-perishable goods for those remaining behind The Museum of Warsaw has an active refugee programme in place to support former museum employees and is working to welcome families to Warsaw Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews has sent two transports of goods to Ukraine. Financial support for these efforts is being channelled through the Polish Red Cross a museum leader and curator based in Poland who is currently helping to welcome refugees at Warsaw's Srodmiescie railway station told Museums Journal: “It is a deeply distressing and indeed terrifying time and one that is affecting the morale of everyone working in museums here but somehow everyone is mobilised to do something in support The spirit of working together is hugely impressive.” There are fears that museum professionals known for their work on human rights and democracy will be particularly vulnerable to reprisals Efforts are under way in the international museum community to sponsor visas for those at risk and their families Many Ukrainian museum staff have stayed behind and put their lives in danger to safeguard the country's rich cultural heritage with workers moving collections into hiding and erecting barbed wire Other museum staff are known to have already joined in the fighting Museum leaders have warned that cultural heritage in the country which is home to seven Unesco world heritage sites will be a particular target for looting or destruction It was confirmed yesterday that the Ivankiv Historical-Cultural Museum history and visual arts around 50 miles north of Kyiv The museum housed around 25 paintings by the self-taught Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko (1908–1997) The destruction of the museum has drawn international condemnation with the Icom-US saying it had “illuminated a tangible and irreversible impact of this immoral and unprovoked war” Ukraine’s Minister of Culture and Information Policy has reportedly appealed to Unesco to revoke Russia’s membership The director of the National Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv is urging the international museum community to raise “awareness about the cultural heritage in Ukraine and the threats that it now faces” bringing death and destruction to the country and its people As is made clear in the rhetoric of president Vladimir Putin who does not acknowledge the legitimate history of Ukraine this is also an assault on their cultural identity […] the threat of the National Museum of History and other museums being looted or destroyed by enemy fire is very real.” which documents the Ukrainian struggle for national independence wrote: “The best response to Russia's aggression in the cultural sphere is to increase interest in Ukraine's history and culture throughout the world Thus we are calling on all cultural figures media in the world to reveal the truth about suppression to promote cultural heritage by all possible means to ensure wider access to the genuine history of Ukrainians' path to freedom and democracy our cultural identity and our devotion to universal human values.” The Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex in Kyiv has published a list of actions that international museums can take to show solidarity and support for colleagues in Ukraine president of the Blue Shield International which supports the protection of cultural heritage in times of conflict said: “The Blue Shield is extremely concerned regarding the escalating conflict in Ukraine We ask all those involved to obey all relevant international law and to protect the civilian population wherever and whenever possible “We stress in particular the responsibilities of all involved under the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols of 1954 and, where relevant, 1999 “The Blue Shield stands ready to assist anyone involved in the conflict to protect cultural property in Ukraine and to work towards an immediate end to the conflict.” The International Council of Museums (Icom) strongly condemns this violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine Icom is especially concerned about the risks faced by museum professionals as well as the threats to cultural heritage because of this armed conflict as States Parties of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of armed conflict and its First Protocol to abide by their international legal obligations to protect heritage Already this conflict is deeply distressing and likely to result in an unacceptable loss of life therefore Icom calls for a swift ceasefire and coordinated efforts to ensure the safety of museum personal and protect cultural heritage  In times of conflict and uncertainly like these Icom must also express its deep concern the implications this uncertainty will have on the safety and security of Icom members museum personnel and cultural heritage in Ukraine The Museums Association supports the International Council of Museums’ condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian Federation military forces and echoes its concern about the risks faced by museum professionals on the ground in Ukraine Already the international museum community is rallying and offering support and we encourage colleagues in neighbouring countries in particular to continue and step up their offers of solidarity and support Many museum workers in Ukraine have previously been involved in human rights movements and many museums provide space for the promotion and discussion of human rights This puts museum workers at particular risk in the current situation The primary concern must be the safety of museum staff and the wider population – in addition there is a threat to the material cultural heritage of Ukraine and as signatories of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of armed conflict we would call on both countries to abide by their international legal obligations to protect heritage The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) stands with the global cultural heritage community in condemning the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty Risks facing civilians—including artists and museum professionals—and threats to cultural heritage because of this armed conflict are deeply alarming AAMD urges its members to be a resource and an ally to the museum professionals and artists of Ukraine displaced tens of thousands and destabilised the international order That it also seeks to destroy – recklessly and intentionally – the heritage institutions and access to history of a great nationa and palimpsest of past cultures abrogates the reasonable expectations of civil society and the treaty obligations of which the United States As articulated in Principle One of the Icom Code of Ethics: “Museums preserve interpret and promote the natural and cultural inheritance of humanity.” They are not targets Willful damage and the loss of lives are reprehensible the loss of culture and its history is irreparable The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum strongly condemns Russia’s outrageous attack on Ukraine and is deeply concerned about threats to civilians and loss of life Vladimir Putin has misrepresented and misappropriated Holocaust history by claiming falsely that democratic Ukraine needs to be “denazified.” Equally groundless and egregious are his claims that Ukrainian authorities are committing “genocide” as a justification for the invasion of Ukraine “We strongly condemn this unprovoked attack and are greatly concerned about the loss of life The museum stands with the Ukrainian people including the thousands of Holocaust survivors still living in the country,” said museum chairman Stuart E Eizenstat “These survivors are remnants of one of Europe’s largest prewar Jewish populations that was almost completely decimated by the Germans in world war two Having suffered terribly as victims of both Nazism and Communism Ukrainians today are seeking to fulfil their democratic aspirations.” Most Museums Journal content is only available to members Join the MA to get full access to the latest thinking and trends from across the sector Museum housing folk art already destroyed as other institutions fear works could be looted and warnings over world heritage sites Millions of artworks and monuments are at risk from Russia’s military onslaught in Ukraine with one museum already burned to the ground the global arts organisation Getty has said Ukrainian scholars are warning of an “unfolding cultural catastrophe” the president and chief executive officer of the J Paul Getty Trust the director of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in Kyiv said he was attempting to safeguard the museum from attack or looting alongside two colleagues “The museum is located in the middle of a rich cultural heritage area near three fine churches but also close to some possible targets (the Ukrainian security service and border forces),” he wrote in an email to a Swedish academic Getty said Russian forces had begun destroying Ukraine’s cultural heritage which housed “precious Ukrainian folk art” Monuments at risk represent “centuries of history from the Byzantine to the baroque periods” and Unesco world heritage sites Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs tweeted on Monday that 25 works by the folk artist Maria Prymachenko held by the museum had been lost Her special gift and talent captivated Pablo Picasso,” said the ministry An artist in traditional clothing shows a boy how to paint during a festival in Kramatorsk in 2021 celebrating the folk art of Maria Prymachenko Photograph: Andriy Andriyenko/SopaImages/Rex/ShutterstockIn recognition of her contribution to the field of folk art There are seven world heritage sites in Ukraine which contains unique mosaics and frescoes from the early 16th century Lviv old town is a world heritage site Photograph: Pavlo Palamarchuk/ReutersGetty said: “The material cultural heritage of the world is our common heritage the identity and inspiration for all humanity Cultural heritage has the power to unite us and is critical for achieving peace another way to destroy and overtake a society by erasing its memory.” Much of the world’s ancient heritage had already suffered from “wanton destruction To have even more lost to senseless war is unconscionable.” Getty said he condemned “the cultural atrocities being committed now in Ukraine together with the unfathomable human and environmental losses We stand in solidarity with our Ukrainian colleagues Protecting and preserving our cultural heritage is a core value of civilised societies What is taking place in Ukraine is a tragedy of monumental proportions.” Androshchuk said four museums – in Vinnytsia Sumy and Chernihiv – had “managed to take down and protect their main exhibitions the museum building is now partly used for internally displaced people So far I have not heard that any of the aforementioned museums has been subject to looting or attack.” But he added: “There is no guarantee that the Ukrainian cultural heritage will not be plundered and transferred to Russian museums especially given that Kyiv has a special place in Putin’s interpretation of Russian history and its roots “Many finds made in Ukraine during the 1800s and early 1900s are already in the two finest Russian museums And there is also evidence that objects from archaeological excavations in Crimea have been sent to the Hermitage in St Petersburg.” on what museums should do in case of armed conflict – to take down and hide objects in a certain order of priority and documentation The problem is how to do all this with a lack of time and resources “You cannot force employees to come in and work under such circumstances Many of them came to the museum and helped to dismantle the permanent exhibition… two archaeologists and two young historians I see my mission as the following – to stay at the museum until the defence works.” which used to be home to dozens of works by prominent Ukrainian folk art painter Maria Prymachenko famous for her artworks in the naïve style the Russian occupiers ruined the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum in Kyiv Oblast its collection included Maria Prymachenko`s paintings The museum staff managed to save some of them “The virtual tour invites the visitors to explore all sides of the damaged building to look at the windows through which the surviving exhibits were saved as well as the destructions around the Ivankiv museum,” reports the Ministry of Culture on Telegram The virtual tour is created to remind about the Save Ukrainian Culture Project, allowing anyone to contribute to the museum restoration. Earlier, the winner of this year’s Eurovision Kalush Orchestra became an ambassador of this initiative Save Ukrainian Culture is a joint project of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and Vodafone Ukraine aimed at raising charitable funds for the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage in Ukraine, which has suffered as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Facebook Or Register from Google Register from Facebook Or Website materials are permitted only with an active link to “GWARA MEDIA,” not lower than the third paragraph The use of digital platform content is allowed with textual attribution Content for documentary films and integrated products is permitted The site was modernized with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy in 2023 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " The TimesThe clash is as stark as it is symbolic On the one side are the massed ranks of Russia with their mud-coloured military weaponry On the other are bright folkloric pictures in a small Ukrainian museum a town 30 miles south of Chernobyl and 50 miles northwest of Kyiv Shortly afterwards videos on Twitter showed the small squat Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum ablaze It was a significant target — the museum’s collection included 25 works by Maria Prymachenko one of Ukraine’s most celebrated folk artists whose brightly coloured paintings enchanted Picasso and Chagall and featured on postage stamps In 2009 Likhachev Boulevard in Kyiv was renamed Maria Prymachenko Boulevard; her image has A military expert has told Sky News that the armoured vehicles seen in the video are Ukrainian and that the first soldier is carrying an NLAW anti-tank rocket launcher we estimate the clip was filmed around 10.30am local time Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ivankiv was one of the first Kyiv suburbs secured by the Russian troops Ukrainian forces liberated the towns and villages from Kyiv Region driving away the Russian invaders sent by the Kremlin dictator this gleeful news were soon darkened by more and more emerging grim stories told by the people who survived the Russian occupation who previously described the terror inflicted by Russian in the town of Borodianka the invaders intended to use as the base for their offensive operation towards Kyiv Russian troops first invaded Chernobyl Exclusion Zone from Belarus Ukrainian military officers still describe this section of the frontline as the area of the most intense fighting and the most violent clashes during Russian offensive operation against Ukraine Ivankiv was a key point that opened a way for further military advance on Kyiv through Vyshhorod Near this once peaceful town turned into fierce battlefield Russia deployed multiple troops and military vehicles the local residents were essentially held hostages The town’s population has lived under occupation until April 1st when Ukrainian Forces finally managed to drive the Russian away After Ivankiv and nearby villages were secured by the Russian Army the invaders started open terror against local civilian population Russians blocked all roads leading to the town so the residents were left without any essential supplies Power supply and water supply were completely shut down The invaders searched for local residents who were working or had worked with the local government and namely the former District State Administration The groups of 6-8 Russian soldiers broke into people’s houses and checked their last names told that Russians stationed along Ivankiv-Katiuzhanka-Dymer-Kozarovychi-Demydiv axis could easily execute locals for simply daring to leave their homes she had an impression that invaders fired at the civilian houses just for fun who shoot everyone daring to step outdoors People who tried to deliver humanitarian aid or medicines are kidnapped or shot in the legs Russians even don’t allow us to provide the first aid to the victims” they are forced into back-breaking manual labor during the daytime and kept in basements during night the invaders crushed civilians with armored vehicles and killed almost everyone Russians carefully checked the cellphones of local residents and sometimes simply broke their devices for no apparent reason “Most people practically live in their basements They constantly risk being killed by the invaders The so-called ‘Kadyrov’s squads’ are currently stationed in the town who attempted to deploy volunteering activities the locals tried to open in order to solve at least some of the humanitarian problems was attacked and devastated by the invaders while some volunteers were brutally beaten and kidnapped the occupants recruited several local residents with past criminal records who now actively collaborated with the enemy “These gangs leak the information about locals especially activists and businessmen to the enemy Their key task is to give leads about the persons of enemy interests these people are permitted to rob the houses According to another disturbing report by Bohdan Aminov Russian soldiers raped two underage (16 y/o and 15 y/o) sisters in an occupied village near Ivankiv some of which were seen dragged upstairs from the basement by the hair Locals also say that the invaders tried to arrange a provocation for Russian mass media by organizing the so-called distribution of “humanitarian aid” in front of the lenses of Russian TV cameras where the Russian troops “nicely communicated” with locals near the trucks loaded with food the reality was that only few suspicious individuals actually came to receive the Russian rations these were the ‘actors’ hired by Russian propagandist media for filming The townsfolks do not recognize these individuals and their accent is much different from local Ivankiv manner of speech we can confirm that the local hospital refused to accept such “aid” and namely the medicines offered by Russian invaders there was absolutely no rush in the downtown these are mostly the products manufactured in Ukraine I mean the enemy troops have never delivered anything from Russia they simply tried to distribute stolen Ukrainian supplies” the journalist posted in jis Telegram channel the Russian invaders have withdrawn from Ivankiv and nearby villages the situation in the district is still very difficult and dangerous the roads leading to the town and rigged with explosives and littered with metal scrap soldiers and law-enforcement officers are carefully scanning the area Ukrainian border control guards finally returned to Ivankiv and Mlachivka checkpoints attacked by the invaders on February 24th The locals still have no access to Internet The engineers are working to restore the power supply to the area several humanitarian offices are now deployed in the town so the residents may receive food rations and essential supplies In Mykolayiv the Russian occupiers bombed the railway station Occupiers kidnapped the Head of the village, who was delivering bread to civilians in Kherson region They Searched for “Nazis”, Pillaged, Tortured and Killed: Residents of a Village in Mykolaiv Region Shared Their 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