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أقرّتIDI Ukrainian prosecutors a charge against Russian Lieutenant General Oleg Makovetsky for ordering the May 6, 2022 missile strike on the Hryhorii Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum in Skovorodynivka, Kharkiv Oblast. He is also charged with other war crimes. The case concerns a strike that severely damaged the museum, located in an 18th-century estate associated with Skovoroda.
أبرز النقاط
- أقرّiprosecutors Office of the General Prosecutor the indictment against Makovetsky on October 23, 2026.
- He is accused of ordering the missile strike on the museum no later than May 6, 2022.
- A Russian Su-35C fired an X-35 anti-ship missile at the museum at 23:30 on May 6, 2022.
- The roof and ceiling were destroyed; walls, windows, doors, engineering systems and part of the exhibition were damaged.
- The civilian guard was injured or killed, according to conflicting reports.
- The indictment was approved under Articles 438 and 28 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code; Makovetsky faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
- The museum building is in an emergency condition and cannot be operated safely.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The case seeks accountability for a senior Russian commander accused of deliberately directing a missile strike against a civilian cultural site. The attack destroyed parts of the museum and left its building unsafe to operate, while the prosecution of the commanders who received and passed on the order extends responsibility for the attack.
ماذا حدث
On October 23, 2026, prosecutors of Ukraine’s Office of the General Prosecutor approved an indictment against Russian Lieutenant General Oleg Makovetsky, a native of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast. He is accused of ordering the commander of the 105th Air Division, no later than May 6, 2022, to carry out a missile strike on the Hryhorii Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum in Skovorodynivka. At the time, Makovetsky commanded the 6th Army of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Air Defence of the Western Military District.
According to the investigation, the order was passed from the army commander to the aviation division commander and then to the commander of a fighter aviation regiment. The prosecution alleges that the attack was deliberate and directed at a cultural heritage site that was known not to be a military target. At 23:30 on May 6, 2022, a Russian Su-35C launched an X-35 anti-ship missile at the museum from Kharkiv Oblast.
The strike destroyed the museum’s roof and ceiling and damaged its walls, windows, doors, engineering communications and part of the exhibition. The civilian who remained to guard the museum was affected, although reports differ on whether the person was injured or killed. The building remains in an emergency condition and cannot be used safely. Indictments against the aviation division commander and the fighter aviation regiment commander have already been sent to court.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian coverage emphasizes that Makovetsky, who was born in Chuhuiv, is being held responsible for ordering a missile strike on a non-military cultural site. Reporting also places the case within the broader destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and identifies the investigators and prosecutors handling it.
أين تختلف الروايات
The supplied reports differ on the outcome for the civilian guard: some state that the person was injured, while another states that a civilian died.
الخلفية
The museum occupies an 18th-century estate associated with the final years of Hryhorii Skovoroda’s life and his first burial. The strike occurred on May 6, 2022. Despite the physical damage, the museum has been available for online visits since August 2024.