A recent large-scale Russian missile and drone barrage severely damaged Ukraine's significant cultural institutions, which officials are condemning as a deliberate assault on the nation's history.

<img alt="A woman looks on inside of a destroyed building." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d6bed13e-09a4-48af-bd86-5733cd69b8aa,1779728141650/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C272%2C5224%2C2938%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A woman appears inside of the building of the Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum, which was damaged during yesterday’s Russian missile and drone attack, amid Russia&apos;s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko" width="...