Russia damages Mykola Kulish Theatre in Kherson for second time – photo

Russian forces have damaged the Kherson Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after Mykola Kulish, one of the largest theatres in Ukraine's south, for the second time.

Source: Oleksandr Knyha, the theatre's director

Details: Knyha said a Russian Molniya drone flew into a window of the building at around 05:00. The attack damaged the walls, façade and interior.

Russia has targeted the theatre before. Last year a Russian strike damaged one of the theatre's columns, the entrance doors, and three windows in the theatre café.

The Kherson theatre has organised the Melpomene of Tavria theatre festival since 1999. Since Russia's full-scale invasion, the theatre has continued to operate in other cities across Ukraine.

Theatre director Oleksandr Knyha was abducted by Russian forces in March 2022 and replaced by a man who had previously worked as a security guard. Knyha was later released, and he left for Ukrainian-controlled territory. He remains the director of the theatre.

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