Russia destroys historic estate in Kharkiv region that survived two wars
Photo: The Russian army struck a 19th-century architectural monument in the Kharkiv region
Russian forces struck the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the attack, a 19th-century architectural monument, the Donets-Zakharzhevsky estate, was destroyed, according to the head of the Kupiansk District Military Administration, Andrii Kanashevych.
According to him, the strike took place today, April 7. After the hit, the historic estate caught fire.
Kanashevych stressed the site's historical significance, which had withstood the most difficult periods of the last century but did not survive modern Russian aggression.
"The 19th-century architectural monument, the Donets-Zakharzhevsky estate, whose construction was completed around 1835, which survived the turbulent 20th century, two devastating world wars, and the Soviet era with its hatred of national memory, was destroyed on April 7, 2026, by the same horde invasion," he said.
What is known about the Donets-Zakharzhevsky House
It is a local architectural monument (No. 511) located in the settlement of Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region.
The estate belonged to representatives of one branch of the Sloboda Cossack officer family of the Donets-Zakharzhevskys.
The building was constructed in the first quarter of the 19th century and completed around 1835. The house was built in the classical style.
Other elements of the estate, including outbuildings and the park, have not survived to this day.
The estate is also known for the fact that, according to one version, wooden tablets with inscriptions linked to the so-called Veles Book were allegedly found there.
In 1980, the building was officially included in the list of architectural monuments of local significance.
Attack on Ukraine on April 7
On the night of April 7, Russian forces attacked warehouses of the food company Star Brands in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, with a strike drone. This was the third attack on the enterprise since the beginning of the year.
In the morning, Russian troops attacked a passenger bus in Nikopol, also in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The strike was carried out by a drone during rush hour, when people were commuting to work.
As a result of the attack, four people were killed, and 16 others were injured with various degrees of severity.
Also in the morning, in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, there was a strike on the Сity Сouncil building, located in the very center of the city at a busy intersection where many people are usually present.
In addition, an unknown drone hit the building of the State Tax Inspectorate in the center of the border town of Novhorod-Siverskyi.
