The Panorama of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) was almost completely destroyed in a targeted Ukrainian drone strike in the early hours of Wednesday.

Axar.az informs, citing TASS, that Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on Russia's national messenger Max.

"Last night, a fixed-wing drone carried out a deliberate strike on the building housing the Panorama of the Siege of Sevastopol. The enemy targeted a cultural heritage site and one of the city’s landmarks. The situation is extremely difficult; it is already clear that Franz Roubaud’s masterpiece is almost destroyed," he said.

The panorama would be restored, as it was after the Great Patriotic War, the governor vowed.

It should be noted that the Panorama of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) was established in 1904.