Izium's Museum Amid War The local history museum in Izium, a town in eastern Ukraine, has endured severe hardship alongside its people since Russia’s large-scale invasion began. Fierce battles over Izium in early 2022 left the 19th-century museum building damaged by two direct missile hits, destroying its roof and causing flooding. During the Russian occupation from March to September 2022, a Russian soldier stood guard at the entrance. However, the invading forces never removed the