More than 90% of the panorama "Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855" and…

More than 90% of the panorama "Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855" and over 99% of its subject plan were lost due to a fire that occurred after an attack by Ukrainian forces. The panorama building was destroyed in a fire following an attack by a Ukrainian drone on the museum.

Consensus

• The Museum-panorama 'Defense of Sevastopol' was damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike
• The fire destroyed over 90% of the painting and more than 99% of the exhibit plan
• The attack occurred on the night of June 10
• The fire was extinguished by the morning of June 11
• No casualties were reported
• Some original fragments of the artwork by Franz Roubo were saved
• The museum plans to restore the artwork using a digital copy created in Karelia

Points of divergence

• The digital copy was created in 2024 by programmers and historians from Petrozavodsk — kommersant
• The fire was caused by both the explosion and the large amount of water used to extinguish it — vedomosti
• The digital copy was created by a team from Karelia — m24