BANGKOK — 19 June 2026, the Thai Film Archive’s official page has shared a message following a statement from the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) strongly condemning Russia’s attacks on Ukraine after strikes on Monday night damaged the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The attack targeted multiple regions across Ukraine and resulted in damage to several critical cultural sites, including one of Ukraine’s oldest film costume collections, which housed more than 100,000 items. Moreover, numerous other historical artefacts and film-related objects were damaged or remain at serious risk. The federation has also urged the global community to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage amid the ongoing war.
In a statement issued in Brussels on Wednesday, FIAF’s Executive Committee condemned the acts of aggression against cultural heritage sites in Ukraine, saying that increasingly deliberate and systematic attacks on cultural institutions cannot be justified under any circumstances and require an appropriate response from the international community.
FIAF also expressed solidarity with all cultural institutions affected by these devastating attacks and reiterated its support for its member institution in Kyiv, the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre, which fortunately was not damaged in the strike, although the centre’s staff continue to work under extremely difficult conditions as the war continues.
“Colleagues in Ukraine, as well as archivists, historians, film programmers, and cultural workers around the world, have the right to preserve and promote cultural heritage in stable and peaceful conditions, without fearing for the safety of their collections, buildings, or even their lives,” FIAF said.
The federation therefore called for the unconditional protection of all cultural heritage institutions in Ukraine.
