According to the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration; a Russian missile assault on a museum in the northeastern city of Kharkiv ignited a fire that overtook the premises late Friday.

Oleh Synegubov said in a message on his Telegram channel; that the son of the director of the Hryhoriy Skovoroda National Museum was hurt. Synegubov also stated that the director’s son had been assigned to guard the museum.

Synegubov stated the museum, devoted to Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda; was located in the 18th century mansion that was formerly his home; and that the collection had been transported to a safe area prior to the attack.