About 25 paintings by celebrated Ukrainian artist Maria Primachenko have been burned as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement posted on social media on Monday.
The destruction of the works has not been independently confirmed by DailyExpertNews.
In a tweet, the ministry said the works were housed in a historical museum in the city of Ivankiv, about 80 kilometers northwest of the capital Kiev. Ministry officials praised the painter, known for her colorful folk art style, for creating “world-famous masterpieces.”
Video posted to social media this weekend and reported by The Times shows Ukrainian soldiers engaged in fierce fighting at a roundabout near Ivankiv†
As reports of the destruction spread on social media, admirers of Primachenko mourned on social media. “The loss is immeasurable,” said Oksana Lyniv, a prominent conductor from Western Ukraine who became the first woman to conduct an opera at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival last summer. wrote on Twitter†
