Russian missile attack damages Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora in Kyiv's historic 18th-century building

The Museum of the History of Kyiv, which oversees the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, reported damage to the latter following a Russian attack.

Windows were shattered, and the museum's facade and roof were damaged. No one was injured at the museum.

"Fortunately, no one was injured. We are currently dealing with the aftermath of the attack, so the museum will be closed to visitors for the next few days. We will announce when it reopens. Thank you all for your support and willingness to help," the museum said in a statement.

The Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora is located in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district, which Russian forces struck with a ballistic missile carrying a cluster warhead, causing extensive damage around the impact site.

The museum occupies a historic building known as the Old Pechersk House, one of the last surviving examples of Kyiv's architecture from the second half of the 18th century.

The building was originally constructed for the family of Kyiv diplomat Petro Veselytskyi. After his death in 1811, his widow sold the property, and its new owner renovated it, adding another floor and replacing the original wooden structure with a stone building.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house belonged to the nearby Vvedensky Monastery, which was also damaged in the Russian attack.

The Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora was founded in May 1999 and established in the historic building in Pechersk.

It showcases the history and artistic heritage of Ukrainians around the world, from the first emigrants of the late 19th century to members of the third wave of emigration who found themselves outside their homeland during World War II, as well as their descendants.

Its mission is to preserve, research and promote the history and cultural heritage of people from Ukraine as an important part of the country's national history and culture.

The three-wave Russian attack on Kyiv killed one person and injured 22 others. Strikes were recorded in six districts of the capital.

Among the sites affected were residential properties in the Dniprovskyi district, an Epicentr hypermarket destroyed in the Obolonskyi district, the damaged Pivdennyi Bridge and an ambulance station.