Russian Strike Partially Destroys Famous Film Studio in Southern Ukraine

The premises of the Odessa Film Studio were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack on the night of June 10.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to a statement by the film studio on Facebook.

“Production facilities, costume and prop warehouses were damaged, and some of the historical sets were destroyed,” the film studio said.

They added that thanks to the timely actions of security, they managed to extinguish the fire, localize the destructive consequences, and save unique costumes, props, and artifacts related to the studio's 100-year history.

Fortunately, none of the employees were injured.

At the same time, the sets for the film Dovzhenko, a large-scale national project about the most famous Ukrainian director, were completely destroyed. Special game transport used in the filming was also lost.

Earlier on Tuesday, Ukraine's Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi reported that St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv had been damaged as a result of a nighttime Russian attack.

As The Gaze reported, in the early hours of June 10, a coordinated assault of Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Odesa, and Sumy, leaving a trail of devastation and casualties.