Russia launches second attack damaging Ukrainian Holocaust memorial

Published March 26, 2022 4:24pm ET



Russian troops fired at a Holocaust memorial outside the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, marking the second time the country has damaged monuments commemorating victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

The Russian military targeted the Holocaust Memorial in Drobitsky Yar on Saturday, according to the Ukrainian defense ministry, breaking parts of the monument, which was shaped like a menorah to honor Jewish people killed during the Holocaust. It is unclear whether there were any casualties.

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