Unique Cultural Heritage Sites Destroyed by Kakhovka Flooding

A significant number of these sites are located in Russian occupied territory, which limits the possibilities for obtaining accurate data. The maximum flooding of the territory by water will be reached in a few days, so the situation requires constant monitoring. As of the end of the day on June 6, 2023, the following monuments have been affected: the complex of structures of the Kakhovka HPS, which was constructed between 1951 and 1958; the ensemble of structures on Central Square in Nova Kakhovka; the development of the historical center of Nova Kakhovka; and others. Cultural palaces (houses) in Nova Kakhovka, as well as the villages of Korsunka and Dnipryany, have been flooded. Also at risk are nationally significant archaeological sites in the Bilozersk and Golopristansky districts, including the Lviv settlement in the village of Lvove (4th century BC - 4th century AD), the Burgun settlement in the village of Mykolayivka (2nd-5th centuries), the site of the Tiahin fortress in the village of Tiahinka (13th-17th centuries), the "Ponyativske" hillfort in the village of Ponyativka (4th century BC - 4th century AD), and others. The preliminary list of museums that are already flooded or under threat (all of them are located in the occupied territory, except for the museum in the town of Kozatske) includes:

• A.S. Havdzinsky Art Gallery of the Nova Kakhovka City Council
• Museum of History of Nova Kakhovka City (a community-based museum)
• Museum of the History of the village of Kozatske 
• A.P. Bakhuta House-Museum of the Nova Kakhovka City Council
• Oleshkivsky Regional Lore Museum of the Oleshkivska City Council, Kherson Oblast
• Museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union Major General P.O. Pokrishev in Hola Prystan
• Museum of History in Hola Prystan District, in the village of Chulakivka
• Museum of History in Hola Prystan District, in the village of Kruhloozerka
• Cossack Museum of the History of the village and memorial complex of P. Vydryhan in Kozatske, Shevchenka Street, 29
• People's Museum of History in Kahovka District, in the village of Mala Kahovka