Holocaust memorial said damaged in Russian strikes near Kharkiv

A Holocaust memorial near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been damaged in alleged Russian bombardments, according to images posted on social media. The information could not be verified immediately.

A giant menorah at the Drobytsky Yar site, where tens of thousands of Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Second World War, has been heavily damaged after Russian artillery shelling hit the area, Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine says, citing local sources.

Russian troops have destroyed Drobytsky Yar Holocaust memorial near Kharkiv. Amid WW2, the Nazis have killed here 15,000 Kharkiv Jews. Early this war, Russian army has hit Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial in Kyiv, where over 30,000 Jews were killed. pic.twitter.com/r3l8W5QCRd

— Sergej Sumlenny, LL.M (@sumlenny) March 26, 2022

According to Ukrainian sources, Drobytsky Yar memorial site near Kharkiv was damaged today by artillery shelling.
I visited Drobytsky Yar, a place where 20,000 Jews were killed by the Nazis during 1941-42, a couple of months ago. pic.twitter.com/vUeu0JQmnz

— Amb. Michael Brodsky (@michael_brodsk) March 26, 2022

The United Jewish Community of Ukraine is also reporting on damage caused to the site, blaming Russian artillery shelling.

In the first days of the war, Ukraine reported that the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial site in Kyiv was hit by Russian airstrikes. However, the bombing was later revealed to have hit nearby buildings, and there was no damage to the monument itself.