During a massive drone attack on the city of Dnipro, the Potemkin Palace was damaged. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, a national architectural monument and a “symbol of Russian imperial power.”
The mayor of Dnipro, Boris Filatov, announced on social media that the palace had been affected and sent a message to the Russians.
“How heartless must you be to target the city center, a residential area, and the historic palace of Prince Potemkin that he built for Catherine? The building is a symbol of imperial power,” wrote Filatov, according to focus.
The mayor says the palace will be restored. “We will most definitely restore the palace, especially since it is now the Palace for Students and Youth. We will also rename it in honor of Hetman Sahaidachny, who burned Moscow,” wrote Boris Filatov.The Potemkin Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Dnipro, a national architectural monument. It was built in the late 18th century as a palace for Prince Grigory Potemkin-Tauride.However, Potemkin never saw the palace, as he was on the front lines fighting the Ottoman Empire and he died suddenly in 1791. The building was completed in 1792, a year after his death.On March 26, 2025, the Russian armed forces attacked Dnipro with drones. As a result of the attack, three people were injured – a 48-year-old man and two women aged 75 and 78. They all received on-site medical assistance. Companies, educational and cultural institutions, and dozens of residential buildings were also destroyed.