Part of the Palace of Culture «Korabelnyi» in Mykolaiv will be dismantled by the end of January

The ruined part of the palace will be demolished by the end of January. Photo: NikVesti

In Mykolaiv, the destroyed part of the Korabelny Palace of Culture will be demolished by the end of January 2026.

This was announced during a staff meeting at the Mykolaiv City Council, according to NikVesti

Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych asked officials what stage the demolition of the damaged building was at. Deputy Mayor Yurii Andriienko reported that the contractor would complete the work by the end of the month.

«The work should be completed by the end of January this year. They are working according to regulations that prohibit work during air raid alerts,» said Yurii Andriienko.

Earlier, in a comment to Nikvesti, the capital construction department said that it had ordered a technical inspection of the Korabelnyi Palace of Culture in Mykolaiv, which was damaged by a rocket strike. The inspection showed that the building could be restored without complete demolition.

Korabelnyi Palace of Culture

The strike on the Palace of Culture building took place on 5 July 2022. As a result of the shelling by the Russian army, one part of the Palace of Culture was destroyed.

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In March 2023, Yurii Liubarov, head of the city council's culture department, announced that the city authorities were considering several options for restoring the Korabelnyi Palace of Culture. One of the options considered by the Mykolaiv authorities was to demolish the old building and construct a new palace of culture.

Later, Ukrainian architect Olena Hordynska, in collaboration with the Italian bureau Altereco, presented one of the possible options for rebuilding the Korabelnyi Palace of Culture. In the project, the architect proposed transforming the destroyed Palace of Culture into the Korabel Cultural Park.

The institution resumed its activities in September 2023 after the arrival of a Russian missile. The Palace of Culture had been operating for almost five months before the incident that occurred on the evening of 22 January. A fire covering an area of 30 square metres broke out in the attic.

The fire at the Korabelny Palace of Culture in Mykolaiv put an end to the institution's operations. The management believes that it was arson.

Read also the article: «It will be painful to say goodbye, but we are ready.» What awaits the bombed-out building of the Korabelnyi Palace of Culture in Mykolaiv.