I was shocked by the news. I tried to convey the horror of the war in this painting. I was only able to finish this painting a year and a half after the tragedy. It’s very hard morally to paint such a thing…
A missile attack on a apartment building in Dnipro took place on 14 January 2023 at 15:30 local time. The attack was carried out by Russian troops during a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The missile strike destroyed part of an apartment block. As of 19 January, 46 dead, among them three children, and 75 wounded (among them 13 children) were known.
On 17 January at 13:00, the search and rescue operation was completed at 13:00, the Russian attack killed 44 people, in the evening it was announced a total of 45 dead.
Thus, the rescue operation lasted 69 hours. A total of 39 people (including 6 children) were rescued, 79 wounded (among them 16 children), in hospitals at the time of completion of the operation were 28 victims (10 in serious condition). 45 people died (6 of them children, the youngest child was 11 months old). 236 flats were destroyed, more than 400 people were left without housing.
As of 10:40 on 19 January, police had received 420 reports of damaged property, 43 of damaged cars and 10 of damaged buildings. Eleven people remain missing.
On 19 January, 46 people were reported dead.
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war 
The exhibition of the winners of the XV International Art Festival MALUY.UA 
Diploma of winners of the XV International Art Festival MALUY.UA 
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war. Close-up 
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war. Close-up 
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war. Sidepiece. Close-up 
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war 
Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war. In the exhibition hall
This painting is a participant of the exhibition of winners of the XV International Art Festival MALUY.UA, held in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation in Kiev from 24 May 2025 to 10 August 2025.
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TITLE: Destroyed house in Dnipro. Horror of the war
COLLECTION: War in Ukraine
YEAR: 2022/2024
ARTWORK TYPE: Original Art/One of a kind
DIMENSIONS: 70 х 50 sm
TECHNIQUES: Oil
RELATED THEMES: City landscape, War
SUPPORT OR SURFACE: Canvas
FRAMING: No