According to him, the authorities took the most valuable things from the museums of the region to other regions of Ukraine in March.
Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration, denied the information that the Russian occupiers stole a collection of Scythian gold dating back to the 4th century BC from the Melitopol Museum of Local Lore. He announced this on the air of the telethon.
According to the Old Man, all the most valuable items were taken from the museums of Zaporizhia region to other regions of Ukraine in March this year.
“Everything that was of historical and cultural value was completely removed from all museums,” said the head of the OVA. in Melitopol, he noted that there are different types of museum exhibits: originals, copies, models.
“What they saved there, good luck to them,” the Old Man added.
It will be recalled that on April 28, the Zaporizhzhya OVA announced a seizure by the occupiers of the Melitopol City Museum of Local Lore . It was then reported that Scythian gold had been stolen, which local collaborators had helped the Russian military find.
Earlier it was reported that the invaders more than two thousand unique exhibits were taken from the museums of Mariupol to Donetsk .
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