US EditionRussian Invasion Imperils Ukrainian Heritage
- Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, targeting cities and cultural heritage sites across the country.
- The invasion followed Russia's 2014 occupation of Crimea, which led UNESCO to report in September 2023 that the peninsula's heritage suffered barbaric treatment and theft.
- Attacks damaged Ukraine's historic landmarks including Kyiv's 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral, where shelling destroyed parts of the cornice, and the Odesa Film Studio, a key cultural hub.
- UNESCO, which is using satellite imagery to monitor sites and identifying them with the Blue Shield emblem, has voiced deep concern about Saint Sophia Cathedral, describing it as central to Ukraine’s cultural identity and stressing its significance as a heritage site of global importance.
- The ongoing conflict threatens countless cultural monuments, spurs displacement of nearly 3 million people, and underscores the international duty to safeguard Ukraine's heritage for future peace and identity.
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‘They Struck at the Heart of Our Identity’: Russian Attack Damages Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral
Officials reported that a blast wave from an arial attack destroyed the cornice on the main apse of the cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Ukraine’s most important historical sites.
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A Russian attack during the night damaged the cathedral of Santa Sofia in the historic center of Kiev, one of the most important monuments of Ukraine and UNESCO World Heritage, declared the Ukrainian minister of culture reported to the... (ANSA)
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