“It hurts, but I will definitely survive,” said the owner of the Mariupol Computer Museum, a museum in Ukraine dedicated to computers and retro video games.
Ukraine: Computer and video game museum destroyed in Mariupol
The bombing of Mariupol, a martyr city and symbol of the bloody war between Russia and Ukraine, continues. During one of the attacks, the Mariupol Computer Museum, which housed rare and unique pieces of machines, computers and video games. The announcement comes directly from the owner, Dmitry Cherepanov, who allegedly announced on Facebook, with lapidary words: “The computer museum no longer exists”. Here’s how the post continues:
“All that remains of my 15-year-old collection is just a fragment of memories on the FB page, on the website and in the museum’s radio archives. I lost my museum as I lost my home, but I will survive “
The museum housed computers and technological devices dating back to the 1950s, and offered visitors a glimpse into the technological history of the Soviet Union. However, it is only one of the many buildings devastated by the Russian assault on the city of Mariupol. The city has been bombed by Russian forces for three weeks now, with Ukrainian officials estimating that around 90% of Mariupol’s buildings have been “damaged or destroyed”.
Over 140,000 civilians were forced to flee the besieged city. However, the Mariupol city council says that at least 170,000 people are stuck inside. Efforts to evacuate civilians are in fact slowed by the constant bombing along the escape routes.