During the night of October 7, the National Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studio in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district was damaged once again as a result of a Russian attack on the capital, Ukraine's Ministry of Culture reported.

Fragments of a Russian missile fell on the film studio grounds, piercing the roofs of the sixth and seventh sound stages. A fire broke out at the site but has since been extinguished. No one was injured. Specialists are currently inspecting the damaged buildings and assessing the extent of the damage.

“russia is once again targeting Ukrainian culture and our cinematic heritage. The Dovzhenko Film Studio has already suffered serious damage as a result of russian strikes, and today the enemy has damaged its sound stages once again. This is a place where Ukrainian films were created, generations of our artists worked, and an important part of the history of Ukrainian cinema is preserved,” said Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture of Ukraine.

The Dovzhenko Film Studio had already sustained significant damage in Russian attacks on Kyiv on June 2 and June 15, 2026. Two missile strikes damaged 18 buildings, engineering infrastructure, and cultural heritage sites on the studio grounds. Among the damaged facilities were the Main Sound Stage, dating from 1927–1928; the administrative and laboratory buildings; the “Shchors Building” (the Film Factory Museum); service buildings; special-effects workshops; the canteen; power station; film archive; dormitory; and other structures. Some of these sites are designated as nationally or locally significant monuments of the history of science and technology.

The studio suffered its greatest losses at the time when a direct hit struck the costume workshop, which housed one of the largest collections of theatrical and film costumes in Ukraine.

Following the June attacks, emergency stabilization and restoration works were launched on the studio grounds. The work is aimed at protecting damaged premises from further deterioration and creating the conditions needed to resume film production activities.

Russian attacks continue to systematically damage Ukraine’s cultural heritage and cultural infrastructure. As of the end of September 2026, 2,161 cultural heritage sites and 2,665 cultural institutions had been affected by Russia’s aggression.