“Only Old Men Go to Battle” and many other famous films were shot at the Dovzhenko Film Studio. Now it is being destroyed by the Russian army. Alexander Rodnyansky talks about the significance of this studio for Ukrainian and Soviet cinema

On the night of June 15, Russia attacked Kyiv: almost all areas of the city suffered from shelling. Five people were killed and more than 30 were injured (among them children and a pregnant woman). Due to the impact, the roof of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important Orthodox churches in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, caught fire. In addition, the building of the Dovzhenko National Film Studio, a key place for the history of Ukrainian and Soviet cinema, caught fire. The oldest collection of costumes in Ukraine was destroyed.