In Strasbourg (France), the Museum exhibition ’Displays of Horror’ was presented in the European Parliament building. For the first time, the Museum exhibition on the crimes of the russian occupiers in Ukraine was presented in a place where historical decisions are being made and European policy is being shaped.
The objects in the exhibition are much more than just museum pieces. Each artifact testifies to a real crime committed by the russian invaders – the shelling of the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv; the creation of an improvised concentration camp in the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region; the massacre of civilians in the town of Izium in the Kharkiv region, whose bodies were buried in huge mass graves; the bombing of a printing house in Kharkiv...
The presentation of the exhibition was attended by Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, the author of the idea and curator of the project, Ondřej Kolář, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and Borys Tarasyuk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe.
In his speech, Yurii Savchuk, the Director General of the War Museum, mentioned the Kremlin’s latest high-profile crime – a missile and drone strike on Kyiv on the night of 17 June, which recorded new deaths of Ukrainian civilians in the terrible calendar of war. He emphasized that it is the responsibility of the civilized world to bring these criminals to justice on behalf of those who can no longer speak for themselves.
The exhibition caused a significant resonance in the political heart of the European Union, reminding MEPs of simple axioms: Ukraine needs support in this fight, and evil must be punished. May each exhibit presented become a word inscribed in the sentence of the russian criminals, which will be handed down by the highest instances of international justice.
The Museum expresses its sincere gratitude to MEP Ondřej Kolář for his initiative and leadership in the project. Your contribution is a crucial step towards ensuring Ukraine’s voice is heard in the heart of Europe.
