The Northern Gate in Kherson, another name Moscow Gate, sometimes Petersburg Gate, is part of Kherson’s defensive fortifications, built in 1783, five years after the so-called founding of the city by Katherine II, as part of the Kherson Fortress complex. At the time of the arrival of russia in the steppes of Ukraine in the middle of the 18th century, Ukrainians and representatives of other nations had been living in the South for centuries. Cossack settlements scattered across the steppe reached the shores of the Black and Azov seas. On the site of Kherson, back in the 1730s, the Zaporozhian cossacks founded Oleksandriv Chans, the center of the Ingul palanka.

An architectural monument of national importance with security number 719 in its entirety. The gate is identical to the Ochakiv Gate. Photographed: the outer part of the gate.

On November 11, 2022, after 256 days of Russian occupation, the city was liberated. The expedition was carried out after the de-occupation of Kherson. Due to the proximity of the historical part of the city to the Russian positions on the other side of the Dnieper, during the filming there was a constant threat of shelling from MLRS. Each building in Kherson was filmed for 20-30 minutes, after which the operator and crew changed locations. Filming was done with a drone and handheld camera.

Author – Mykhailo Sharkov, Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – The Northern Gates, Kherson city
The date of destruction –
Scan date December 16, 2022

Ochakiv Gate in Kherson is a part of the defensive fortifications of Kherson, built in 1783 as part of the Kherson fortress complex. It is an architectural monument of national importance. This gate is identical to another entrance of the Kherson fortress – the Northern Gate. Surveyed: the outer and inner parts of the gate.

On November 11, 2022, after 256 days of Russian occupation, the city was liberated. The expedition was carried out after the de-occupation of Kherson. Due to the proximity of the historical part of the city to the Russian positions on the other side of the Dnieper, during the filming there was a constant threat of shelling from MLRS. Each building in Kherson during the expedition was surveyed for 20-30 minutes, after which the operator and crew changed locations. Filming was done with a drone and a camera from the ground.

Author – Mykhailo Sharkov, Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Ochakiv gate, Kherson city
The date of destruction –
Scan date December 17, 2022

Kherson public library was built from 1896 to 1897. Odesa architects Mykola Tolvinsky and Felix Gonsiorovsky built the building in the neoclassical style with facades in the Ionic order and a portico with four columns in the Corinthian order. During the Soviet times, namely in 1987, the library was moved, and now the Kherson RACS (Marriage Palace) is located in the premises.

On November 11, 2022, after 256 days of Russian occupation, the city was liberated. The expedition was carried out after the de-occupation of Kherson. Due to the proximity of the historical part of the city to the Russian positions on the other side of the Dnieper, during the filming there was a constant threat of shelling from MLRS. Each building in Kherson during the expedition was surveyed for 20-30 minutes, after which the operator and crew changed locations. Filming was done with a drone and a camera from the ground.

Author – Mykhailo Sharkov, Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Central Palace of Marriages, Kherson
The date of destruction –
Scan date December 17, 2022

Fine arts museum in Kherson, named after the Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Shovkunenko. It was opened on May 27, 1978. The museum is located in the building of the former City Hall, an architectural monument built in 1905-1906.

On November 11, 2022, after 256 days of occupation the city was liberated. The collection of the museum was shamelessly robbed during the retreat of russian troops from the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive.

The expedition was carried out after the de-occupation of Kherson. Due to the proximity of the historical part of the city to the positions of the russians on the other bank of the Dnipro, there was a constant threat of close-range artillery shelling during filming. Each building in Kherson was 3D scanned for 20-30 minutes, after which the operator and convoy changed locations.

Before the occupation, the building was undergoing restoration, so part of the facade is surrounded by a construction fence. The scan captures the condition of the building before possible damage as a result of russian shelling.

Author – Mykhailo Sharkov, Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Oleksiy Shovkunenko Fine Arts Museum, Kherson
The date of destruction as of December 17, 2022, almost intact
Scan date December 17, 2022