Large, privately owned and operated dedicated to retro computers and video games a museumwas destroyed earlier this week as a result of Russia's continued and gruesome occupation of Ukraine. Over the decades, over 500 pieces of computer history were destroyed, although the destroyed museum is incomparable with the thousands of dead and wounded.
Located in Mariupol, Ukraine, the museum was run by Dmitry Cherepanov. The news of the demolition was confirmed by the Ukrainian Software and Computer Museum Twitter account. Reportedly, owner Cherepanov is safe.
However, Cherepanov FacebookHe announced that he lost not only his museum but also his house in .
“That's it, the Mariupol computer museum is no longer there,” Cherapanov wrote on the it8bit Club Facebook page. “From my collection that I've accumulated for 15 years, only fragments of memories are left on the museum's [Facebook] page, website, and radio station."
Cherepanov will continue to support the it8bit website, but understandably he has more important things to focus on right now.
Since the destruction of his home and collection, Cherepanov has opened a PayPal account, accepting donations to help himself and others in Ukraine.
The continued and deadly invasion of Ukraine by Russia has already resulted in thousands of dead and wounded. It also created a massive and growing refugee crisis, forcing more than 3 million people to flee the country.
Since the start of the Russian invasion in February, many companies worldwide, such as Sony / PlayStation, Twitch, Netflix, EA Games and Witcher developers CDPR, have withdrawn their support from the country.
Kaynak