The Day the Chernobyl Museum Burned

At 5 a.m. on May 24, employees at Kyiv's Chernobyl Museum heard the thud of what was almost certainly an Iskander missile striking the facility. In wartime Kyiv, such a thud is never just a sound; it represents a deliberate attack on a site of historical memory and scientific heritage. The incident underscores the targeting of civilian infrastructure and cultural sites in the ongoing conflict.