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

The Okhtyrka City Museum of Local Lore has an interesting collection of materials on the nature, history, culture, and personalities of the city. The museum fund included 9,815 museum objects before the start of full-scale russian war against Ukraine.

On the night of March 7-8, 2022, a bomb fell on the Okhtyrka City Council, and also destroyed the museum. The bomb exploded three meters from the facility, so the building was badly damaged. The museum has a destroyed roof, floor coverings, cracked walls, broken windows, and doors. On the scanning the temporary roof already covers the building for conservation.

Currently, the museum has moved to the former children’s library. There were practically no losses among the exhibits. Specialists have two opposite opinions regarding the restoration of the historical building of the 19th century: preserve two facade walls, and build the rest anew; or pull down the cracked walls and restore the landmark.

Author – Gwara media (Kharkiv), Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Museum of Local Lore, Okhtyrka.
The date of destruction On March 8, 2022, as a result of the aerial bombardment of the central part of the city, the walls were damaged, the roof was destroyed and the windows were smashed.
Scan date December, 22, 2022

The scanning was carried out by war correspondent Mykhailo Sharkov for Museum of Ukrainian Victory, supported by European Cultural Foundation. The expedition was held in a partnership with Aspichi Inc and the project “Wounded Culture”, which was initiated by the Charity Organization “Cultural Heritage Fund of Ukraine” and the Museum Crisis Center. The latter project aims to document the experience of museum workers during the war and prevent the irreversible loss of cultural heritage with the help of modern technologies.

According to Russian propaganda, the city of Odesa was founded in 1794. However, Cossack cemeteries are located in this place on the territory of the former Khajibey, where the earliest burials date back to 1791.

The Kuialnyk cemetery of Odesa is the largest of the preserved Cossack cemeteries of Ukraine, a historical monument of the second half of the 18th century – the end of the 19th century. Long before the russian occupation-colonization, Cossacks lived here, on the edge of Hadjibey.

The oldest cross in the cemetery dates back to 1791 – it was erected three years before the so-called founding of Odesa. The Cossack settlement dates back to the 1870s. In total, there are more than five hundred graves in the cemetery, about two hundred are crowned with stone crosses.

Author – Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Kuialnyk Cemetery, 143 Khadzhybeiska Road, Odesa, Odesa Region
The date of the destruction none
Scan date September 2022

Due to intense fighting and resistance of the Armed Forces, the invader was pushed back and took up a firing position in school No. 134 at 220 Shevchenko Avenue, and on February 27, due to detonation of ammunition, a fire started in the building, which completely destroyed it in a matter of hours. In May, a video of the students’ graduation dance was filmed at the entrance to the school as a manifesto for the continued life and functioning of the school in the future. Currently, the building is preserved, a restoration project will be developed in the near future.

Author – Gwara media (Kharkiv), Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – School 134, Shevchenko Avenue, Kharkiv
The date of destruction February 27, 2022
Scan date October 2022

These landmark statues are unique monuments of Ukrainian sacred art of the Middle Ages of the IX-XIII centuries. The exact date of damage to the status complex is unknown, because it remained under occupation for a long time. At the end of the year, it became known about the destruction of one of the statues and mechanical damage to others. Currently, conservation work has been carried out to protect and shelter the statue to avoid further damage.

Author – Gwara media (Kharkiv), Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – Polovtsian statues, Izyum, Kharkiv region
The date of destruction – in the summer of 2022 during the occupation
Scan date 5 November 2022

“The Russians hunted him, but did not destroy him”

This year, the 300th anniversary of the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher-traveler acquired even greater symbolism, because his sculptural portraits and statues survived among the ruins of the museum and university. The white silhouette of the philosopher among the ashes and burning is a new symbol of Ukrainian culture.

On April 7, a rocket hit the H.S. Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum, completely destroying the building. Currently, it is known that the old building can be restored. Among the needs – a temporary roof is needed to prevent the destruction of the house due to climatic factors.

Author – Gwara media (Kharkiv), Pixelated Realities (Odesa)
Object name, scanning location – National Literary and Memorial Museum of H.S. Skovorody, Skovorodinivka, Kharkiv region,
The date of destruction – 7 April 2022
Scan date end of May 2022

Derzhprom or Building of State Industry is the first Soviet 13-story skyscraper, an architectural monument in the constructivist style, one of the three Kharkiv skyscrapers built in 1925-1928. The building is located on the central square of the city of Kharkiv and is part of a unique architectural ensemble of Freedom Square.

Added to the preliminary list of UNESCO.

The Freedom Square, the biggest square in Europe, has suffered lots of enemy shelling episodes since the start of the russian war against Ukraine. The most devastating strike hit the neighbouring building to Derzhprom — the building of Kharkiv Oblast Administration and the volunteer centre near it.
It was first 3D scanned with a drone in 2018 by the Skeiron team. In 2022 the photogrammetry has been refined with a ground survey by Gwara Media reporters and assembled into a more accurate model by Pixelated Realities. Compilation of efforts of four different organisations.

Author – Gwara media (Kharkiv), Pixelated Realities (Odesa), Skeiron (Lviv)
Object name, scanning location – Derzhprom, Kharkiv.
The date of the destruction is possible during the mass shelling of Kharkiv
Scan date summer 2022

This 3D model was created as part of the “Kharkiv Architecture Manual” project, implemented by the Urban Forms Center with the support of the House of Europe. The video was created for the Museum of Ukrainian Victory.