Ivan Boyko15:00, 22.02.26
On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine publishes a list of damaged or destroyed synagogues, Jewish community facilities, Jewish cemeteries, and historical sites whose damage has been recorded.
In August 2025, the Russian Federation damaged a historic synagogue in Odessa / UNIAN collage, photo – Jewish Community of Odessa
This list is presented in chronological order, with approximate dates of incidents. It is important to note that some of the infrastructure presented was attacked and damaged more than once.
Destruction monitoring has been conducted for 4 years, however, due to the large amount of information or its temporary absence, the list may be incomplete and expanded in the future. The degree of damage to the objects varies from minor (broken windows) to complete destruction. Due to the complexity of accurately qualifying the damage for a number of objects, the data provided are of an estimated nature.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the Jewish heritage in the occupied territories, the condition of which cannot be verified. However, it can be stated with complete confidence that, for example, in the territory of the former Novozlatopil Jewish National District (Zaporizhzhya region), where several synagogues and more than a dozen cemeteries are located, active hostilities have been underway for more than two years. During monitoring, we saw that at times the front line in DeepState passed exactly along the Jewish cemetery in the Bohodarivka colony (Novodarivka), which we marked with a memorial sign in 2021. That is, we can say with complete confidence that the objects of Jewish heritage in this area have suffered, and we will be able to assess the damage after the end of the hostilities, if the situation with demining allows.
Also, after the deoccupation of the right-bank Kherson region, which took place in the fall of 2022, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine planned an expedition in the summer of 2023 to check the state of Jewish heritage in the territory of the former Kalinindorf Jewish National District. However, after a meeting with local residents, it became clear that visiting several cemeteries in the agricultural colonies of Bobrovy Kut, Mala and Velyka Seydemynukha is dangerous due to possible unexploded shells and mines. And the former colonies of Lviv and Novoberyslav are actually located on the banks of the Dnieper (actually on the front line). The same can be said about the cemeteries in the north of the Chernihiv region (for example, Gremyach, which is located directly on the border).
Recorded damages by chronology
February 2022. As a result of a strike on civilian infrastructure in the center of Kyiv, the building of the Galician Synagogue was damaged.
March 1, 2022. A rocket hit was recorded in the area of the TV tower in Kyiv near the Babyn Yar memorial complex, which resulted in damage to the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.
March 2, 2022. As a result of shelling of the central part of Kharkiv, the Hillel organization office was completely destroyed.
March 4, 2022. In Kharkiv, damage to the building of a Jewish school in the form of broken windows was recorded as a result of shelling.
March 9, 2022. In Kharkiv, damage to windows in the women’s prayer hall of the synagogue was recorded as a result of shelling.
March 15, 2022. In Kharkiv, a rocket hit a yeshiva building on Chobotarska Street, which led to the roof of the building being breached.
March 26, 2022. In Kharkiv, damage was recorded to the Menorah memorial on the territory of the Drobitsky Yar memorial complex as a result of artillery shelling.
March 31, 2022. Damage was recorded to the Karaite Kenasa building (1891) in Kharkiv. As a result of shelling, windows were broken and the facade of the building was damaged by shrapnel.
Spring 2022. In Mariupol, as a result of active hostilities, large-scale destruction of Jewish infrastructure facilities was recorded. The building of the small synagogue (an outbuilding on Kharlampiivska Street) was completely destroyed. The pre-revolutionary building of the operating ChaBaD synagogue on Myru Avenue suffered significant damage: the ceiling and roof of the building were destroyed, only the outer walls were preserved. A shell hit the historic building of the 19th century synagogue (“craft synagogue”) and damage to the walls of the Choral Synagogue built in 1882 was also recorded. It can be assumed with a high degree of probability that the city’s Jewish cemetery was also damaged during the fighting.
Spring 2022. In Chernihiv, as a result of shelling, damage was recorded to the building of the regional Jewish community and the Jewish charitable foundation, and windows were broken.
April 21, 2022. In Kyiv, a shell hit one of the Jewish plots at the Berkovets city cemetery, damaging the burial site.
May 2022. In Huliaipol, damage was recorded to the synagogue building (built in 1909) as a result of shelling. Windows were broken and the wall of the building was damaged.
May 8, 2022. A rocket hit the territory of a Jewish cemetery in Hlukhiv, Sumy region. As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out at the facility, and some of the tombstones were destroyed.
May 25, 2022. In Zaporizhia, the Kravtsov synagogue building (built in 1888) was damaged by a shock wave from a rocket strike. Broken windows in the original historical frames were recorded.
June 11, 2022. In Chortkiv, Ternopil region, the building of an old synagogue was damaged as a result of rocket fire.
January 2023. In Bakhmut, Donetsk region, the destruction of the historic Choral Synagogue building (mid-19th century) was recorded as a result of artillery shelling. The facility suffered significant damage to the facade and structural elements.
January 27, 2023. Damage was recorded to the historic synagogue building (1909) in Hulyaipol. As a result of the shelling, a hole was formed in the wall of the facility near the roof, and windows were broken.
October 6, 2023. In Kharkiv, damage was recorded to the synagogue building and the rabbi’s house as a result of a night attack. In particular, windows were broken.
January 2, 2024. In Kyiv, a missile was recorded hitting the territory of the Babyn Yar memorial complex in the immediate vicinity of the sites of mass shootings and burials in the ravine itself.
January 22, 2024. Damage was recorded to the main synagogue building in Kherson. As a result of a rocket explosion in the immediate vicinity of the facility, the facade, walls, and courtyard were hit by shrapnel.
September 9, 2024. In Lviv, as a result of the attack, damage was recorded to the windows of the Beit Aharon ve-Israel synagogue building on Mikhnovsky Street.
September 26, 2024. In Zaporizhia, serious damage was recorded to the Jewish cemetery as a result of a direct shell hit on its territory.
October 30, 2024. As a result of a nighttime UAV attack on Kyiv, significant damage was recorded to the building of the Jewish school “Perlyna”.
December 11, 2024. As a result of a missile strike on Zaporizhia, significant damage was recorded to the building of the ORT-Alef Lyceum. The shock wave and shrapnel broke out about 50 windows, pierced the roof, and damaged the heating system.
February 2, 2025. In Odessa, as a result of shelling, minor damage was recorded to the building of the Brod Synagogue (1863), where the State Archives of the Odessa Region are located.
May 7, 2025. Damage was recorded in Uman to the synagogue building located above the grave of Rabbi Nachman. As a result of being hit by shrapnel, the roof of the building was punctured.
June 20, 2025. Significant damage was recorded in Odessa to a building housing a Jewish orphanage. The destruction of the facility was caused by shrapnel from a Russian missile explosion.
June 25, 2025. Minor damage was recorded at the Beit Baruch nursing home in Dnipro, a window was broken, and the interior decoration was damaged.
August 1, 2025. On the night of July 31, damage was recorded to the Babyn Yar memorial complex as a result of Russian shelling. The Alley of the Righteous was damaged.
August 5, 2025. In Odessa, as a result of a UAV strike, the building of the Nahlas Eliezer synagogue (19th century) was partially damaged.
October 9, 2025. A cluster munition hit a synagogue building in Kherson. As a result of the explosion, numerous striking elements damaged the facade, one of the elements got stuck in the wall of the building.
October 23, 2025. A direct hit of a shell into a synagogue building was recorded in Kherson. The impact damaged the roof and interior decoration of the premises. The ammunition did not detonate.
October 23, 2025. In Kyiv, damage was recorded to the Rosenberg Synagogue building in Podil as a result of a nighttime UAV attack. The blast wave and falling debris damaged the roof, broke windows, damaged doors and interior decoration. Damage was also recorded to the yeshiva premises and the adjacent hotel complex.
November 28, 2025. In Kharkiv, an airstrike (use of KAB) was recorded on the Jewish sector of the city cemetery No. 3. As a result of a direct hit on the burial sites, about 240 graves were damaged.
January 15, 2026. In Bilopilla, Sumy region, as a result of an airstrike (use of CAB) in the city center, a monument to the victims of the Holocaust, erected in 2021, was completely destroyed. Damage was also recorded to the historic building of the former ghetto.
During the four years of full-scale war, damage and destruction of about 40 Jewish religious, educational, social, memorial and historical infrastructure sites have been recorded in various regions of Ukraine – from frontline areas to large cities. The scale of real damage, especially in temporarily occupied territories, may be much higher and will be subject to clarification after the end of hostilities and safe surveys.
If you have additional information about damaged or destroyed Jewish sites, or have noticed an inaccuracy, please email the United Jewish Community of Ukraine: office@jew.org.ua.
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