The number of victims is still unknown, but among the destroyed buildings-the iconic “favorite Arena” (blue building), which served as a home for hockey “Dnieper” and was the basis for the preparation of hockey players and skaters.


It should be noted that the Favorite Arena was already under the fire of the Russian invaders on June 16, 2023. Then the object was partially damaged.
Favorite Arena. Consequences of bombing 16.06.2023 The ice stadium in Kherson began to function in 2009. At the same time, a local team, which was reborn several times, started to climb the all -Ukrainian level. In the 2018/19 Dnipro season, he became the Vice-Champion of Ukraine, and not being able to perform in his hometown twice won the bronze of the national championship, apartments in Kalush in Ivano-Frankivsk and Odessa.
Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the invaders have destroyed skates in Donetsk, Druzhkivtsi and Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, Siverskodonetsk in Luhansk region, Arena “Daffi” and “Saltovsky Ice” in Kharkiv. Under the occupation were ice arena in Sevastopol, Lugansk, Melitopol in Zaporozhye.

Source: Sport.ua