On July 28 at 2:00 PM, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine will host a free guided tour of the exhibition “Yahidne Concentration Camp.” This event is dedicated to the Day of Remembrance for the Defenders of Ukraine — volunteers and civilians who were executed, tortured, or died in captivity.
The “Yahidne Concentration Camp” exhibition bears witness to one of many war crimes committed by Russian occupiers. It tells the story of the residents of the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region, who, in the early days of the full-scale invasion, were forcibly confined to the basement of the local school by the invaders. For nearly a month, 368 people were held there, including 69 children. Ten people died from torture, and seven were shot.
The exhibition, located on the staircase between the museum’s fourth and third floors, is designed to evoke the descent into a basement. Visitors will see archival photographs, drawings, toys that helped children endure the horrors of war, jars of food, and fragments of burned houses.
The exhibition was created in collaboration with the volunteer organization Dobrobat, which assists victims in restoring housing in de-occupied territories.