British actor Hugh Bonneville, known for his role as Robert Crowley in the TV series Downton Abbey, voiced the story of damaged and destroyed cultural monuments of Kharkiv as part of the international project of the Ukrainian Institute "

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian army has destroyed more than 450 unique cultural and historical sites.. The Ukrainian Institute, with the support of USAID, launched the international campaign " Within the framework of the project, a single database of 100 monuments has been created, where you can see the extent of destruction and read the history of each monument in Ukrainian and English.

“The historical center and shell craters on the Freedom Square have become a terrible reminder of what freedom is worth in the 21st century. However, Maidans can be destroyed, but not freedom,” Hugh Bonneville says in the video..

Since the beginning of a full-scale war, the actor has been actively supporting Ukraine in social networks, appeals and fundraising for humanitarian and military assistance..

“We need to talk more about the causes and form of this war so that foreigners understand the scale and consequences that it will have not only for Ukrainian culture, but also for European and world culture as a whole.. It is important to find like-minded people among stars and influencers in other countries who will be able to convey the truth about the horrors of this war to more people in the world with their voices,” said Ksenia Kalina, head of communications at the Ukrainian Institute..

Soon the Ukrainian Institute will present seven more videos in which groups of Ukrainian and world stars took part. The project team calls to tell the world about the destruction of Ukrainian culture, regardless of location, distribute leaflets on social networks and send them to your foreign friends so that the world knows the truth about how Russia is destroying the cultural heritage of Ukraine.