Russia bombs Drobitsky Yar Holocaust memorial in Ukraine
As a result of artillery shelling by the Russian Armed Forces, the Menorah monument at the entrance to the Drobitsky Yar memorial complex was damaged.
Russian artillery hit the menorah-shaped monument at the entrance to the Drobytsky Yar Holocaust memorial complex on Saturday, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine reported via Telegram.
According to the State Archives of the Kharkiv Region, between 16,000 and 20,000 victims of the Holocaust were shot and killed there.
According to the State Archives of the Kharkiv Region, between 16,000 and 20,000 victims of the Holocaust were shot and killed at the site, near Kharkivin northeastern Ukraine.
Earlier in Russia’s invasion, Russian missiles and shells struck close to the Babyn Yar site, where more than 33,000 Jews were massacred on September 29-30,1941.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to Twitter to condemn the Babyn Yar attack.
This is the second time Russia's "denazification" campaign in Ukraine seems to target memorials dedicated to those the Nazis hurt the most.