To the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine compiled a chronology of damaged and destroyed Jewish objects: synagogues, community buildings, schools, social institutions, Jewish cemeteries, and memorial sites.
This is not a checklist. It shows how the war hits people and memory simultaneously — places of prayer, education, care for the elderly, and burial sites.
For 4 years, monitoring of destruction has been ongoing, but due to the large volume of information or its temporary absence, the list may be incomplete and expanded in the future. The degrees of damage to objects range from minor (broken windows) to complete destruction. Due to the complexity of accurately qualifying the damage for a number of objects, the provided data is of an estimated nature.
The authors specify separately: the dates in some points are approximate, some objects may have been damaged repeatedly, and in occupied territories, accurate verification is often impossible. Publication date February 22, 2026.
Full list (as in the community’s publication)
2022
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February 2022, Kyiv — the building of the Galitskaya Synagogue was damaged after a strike on civilian infrastructure in the city center.
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March 1, 2022, Kyiv — a strike in the area of the TV tower near the memorial complex “Babyn Yar”, reported damage to the Holocaust victims’ memorial.
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March 2, 2022, Kharkiv — the office premises of the organization Hillel were completely destroyed.
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March 4, 2022, Kharkiv — the building of the Jewish school was damaged, windows were broken.
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March 9, 2022, Kharkiv — windows were damaged in the women’s prayer hall of the synagogue.
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March 15, 2022, Kharkiv — a hit on the building of the yeshiva (roof pierced).
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March 26, 2022, Kharkiv — the memorial “Menorah” on the territory of the “Drobytsky Yar” complex was damaged.
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March 31, 2022, Kharkiv — the building of the Karaite Kenesa (1891) was damaged: windows were broken, the facade was hit by shrapnel.
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Spring 2022, Mariupol — large-scale destruction of Jewish infrastructure was recorded: the building of the small synagogue was destroyed; the pre-revolutionary building of the functioning Chabad synagogue was seriously damaged (ceilings and roof destroyed, outer walls preserved); a hit on the historical building of the 19th-century synagogue (“craft”) and damage to the walls of the Choral Synagogue (1882) were noted. It was also indicated that the Jewish cemetery of the city might have been damaged.
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Spring 2022, Chernihiv — the buildings of the regional Jewish community and the Jewish charitable foundation were damaged, windows were broken.
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April 21, 2022, Kyiv — a hit in the Jewish section of the Berkovets City Cemetery, graves were damaged.
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May 2022, Huliaipole — the historical building of the synagogue (1909) was damaged: windows were broken, a wall was damaged.
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May 8, 2022, Hlukhiv (Sumy region) — a missile hit the territory of the Jewish cemetery: fire, part of the tombstones destroyed.
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May 25, 2022, Zaporizhzhia — the shock wave after a missile strike damaged the Kravtsov Synagogue (1888): windows in historical frames were broken.
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June 11, 2022, Chortkiv (Ternopil region) — the building of the old synagogue was damaged after a missile attack.
2023
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January 2023, Bakhmut (Donetsk region) — destruction of the historical Choral Synagogue (mid-19th century): significant damage to the facade and structures.
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January 27, 2023, Huliaipole — repeated damage to the building of the synagogue (1909): a hole in the wall near the roof from a hit, windows were broken.
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October 6, 2023, Kharkiv — the synagogue and rabbi’s house were damaged, windows were broken.
2024
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January 2, 2024, Kyiv — a hit on the territory of the memorial complex “Babyn Yar” near places of mass shootings and burials.
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January 22, 2024, Kherson — the building of the main synagogue was damaged: facade, walls, and inner courtyard were hit by shrapnel (explosion nearby).
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September 9, 2024, Lviv — windows were damaged in the “Beit Aaron ve-Israel” synagogue.
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September 26, 2024, Zaporizhzhia — the Jewish cemetery was seriously damaged as a result of a direct hit on its territory.
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October 30, 2024, Kyiv — significant damage to the building of the Jewish school “Perlina” after a night drone attack.
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December 11, 2024, Zaporizhzhia — the building of the lyceum “ORT-Alef” was damaged: about 50 windows were broken, the roof was pierced, the heating system was damaged.
2025
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February 2, 2025, Odesa — minor damage to the Brodsky Synagogue (1863), where the regional archive is located.
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May 7, 2025, Uman — the building of the synagogue over the grave of Rabbi Nachman was damaged: the roof was pierced by shrapnel.
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June 20, 2025, Odesa — significant damage to the building where the Jewish children’s home is located (shrapnel after a missile explosion).
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June 25, 2025, Dnipro — minor damage to the home for the elderly “Beit-Baruch”: a window was broken, the interior decoration was damaged.
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August 1, 2025 (night of July 31), Kyiv — the Babyn Yar memorial complex was damaged, the Alley of the Righteous was affected.
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August 5, 2025, Odesa — the building of the synagogue “Nachlas Eliezer” (19th century) was partially damaged after a drone strike.
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October 9, 2025, Kherson — a cluster munition hit the building of the synagogue: damaging elements damaged the facade.
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October 23, 2025, Kherson — a direct hit of a shell in the building of the synagogue: the roof and interior decoration were damaged (the ammunition did not detonate).
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October 23, 2025, Kyiv — the Rosenberg Synagogue in Podil was damaged (roof, windows, doors, interior decoration). Damage to the premises of the yeshiva and the adjacent hotel complex was also recorded.
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November 28, 2025, Kharkiv — an airstrike on the Jewish sector of the city cemetery No. 3: about 240 graves were damaged.
2026
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January 15, 2026, Bilopillya (Sumy region) — the monument to the victims of the Holocaust (installed in 2021) was completely destroyed. Damage to the historical building of the former ghetto was also noted.
How many points and how many objects are there really
The list contains 35 entries (episodes).
But some episodes include several objects at once (especially Mariupol and Kyiv on October 23, 2025), so the final estimate in the community’s message sounds like “about 40 objects”.
If you have additional information, the authors urge, about damaged or destroyed Jewish objects or noticed an inaccuracy, please write to the email of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine: office@jew.org.ua
“In four years of full-scale war, about 40 Jewish religious, educational, social, memorial, and historical infrastructure objects have been recorded as damaged and destroyed in various regions of Ukraine — from frontline territories to major cities. The scale of the real damage, especially in temporarily occupied territories, may be significantly higher and is subject to clarification after the end of hostilities and the conduct of safe inspections”.
And here the Israeli perspective is also important: NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency regularly writes about the connection between Ukraine and Israel not in slogans, but in how the war hits people, communities, and memory — and this list is precisely about memory, which cannot be evacuated “to a safe place”.
Who and why is bombing and shelling this
The damage being discussed occurred as a result of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and towns — with missiles, drones, artillery, aviation munitions. In most cases, Jewish objects suffered as part of a general attack on civilian infrastructure: a missile explodes nearby, shrapnel flies, a shock wave hits — and the window of a synagogue, a school, a rabbi’s house, or tombstones end up “in the impact zone”.
Why this happens:
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Strikes on cities — this is a way to pressure the rear: to break infrastructure, sow fear, exhaust. In a war of this type, “rear areas” become the front — and all communities, any minorities, any religious objects suffer.
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Dense urban development. Synagogues, schools, community centers are often located in historical quarters, next to residential buildings, administrative buildings, transport hubs. When they hit the area — everyone gets hit.
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The effect of “a strike on memory”. Memorials, cemeteries, places of mass shootings — these are not just stones and plaques. This is identity, testimony. Their damage (even “accidental”) is perceived by society as a special trauma, and the aggressor understands this.
It is important to say carefully: in the published chronology, it is not always stated that each object was deliberately chosen as a “Jewish target”. But the fact remains: strikes on Ukraine lead to the destruction of Jewish infrastructure, and this is a systemic result of the war.
The Jewish community of Ukraine — together with the country: protection, volunteering, assistance
A separate meaning of this material is to remind: Jewish Ukraine is not an “observer”. It is part of Ukrainian society, living in the same reality — and doing what the country does.
In practice, it looks like this:
Jewish communities and organizations help with evacuation, accommodating people, humanitarian kits, medicines, supporting the elderly, children, families who have been left without housing or work. Somewhere these are large centers and funds, somewhere — ordinary people who just deliver food, collect money “for the pharmacy”, look for transport, help with documents.
Rabbis and religious leaders in this story are not “in the background”. They stay with their communities in shelled cities, engage in support, organization of life and assistance, and sometimes — direct coordination of volunteer flows. Next to them are teachers, doctors, social workers, volunteers, and just community members who do routine hard work.
And yes, among the community members there are many people who, like all other Ukrainians, serve in the Ukrainian defense forces, in territorial defense, in medical units, in logistics, in volunteer networks. This is not a “separate” story — this is a common Ukrainian experience, where the Jewish community experiences the war together with the whole country.