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  • Due to russian aggression in Ukraine, 823 cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed
    Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, posted 12 September 2023 22:05

    The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy continues to document the damage to cultural heritage sites in Ukraine due to russian aggression. During the period from February 24, 2022, to August 25, 2023, a total of 823 cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed. Among them, there are 109 sites of national importance, 650 of local importance, and 64 recently discovered ones.

    Among them, architectural monuments – 252 objects, architecture and urban planning – 244, related to history – 199, architecture and urban planning, history – 32, architecture, history – 30, archaeology – 20, monumental art – 19, urban planning and monumental art – 17, urban planning – 5, science and technology – 2, garden and park art – 1, architecture and urban planning, monumental art – 1, architecture, monumental art – 1.

    According to the data from the Regional Military Administrations, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 23 sites have been completely destroyed, 636 sites have been partially damaged, and the extent of damage remains unknown for 164 objects.

    Cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed in the following regions:

    • Kharkiv region – 207 damaged or destroyed cultural heritage sites (Bohodukhiv district – 4; Izium district – 14; Krasnohrad district – 2; Lozova district – 1; Kharkiv district – 172; Chuhuiv district – 14). Including 10 of national importance, 193 of local importance, and 4 recently discovered cultural heritage sites.
    • Donetsk region – 111 (Kramatorsk district – 36; Mariupol district – 26; Bakhmut district – 28; Pokrovsk district – 17; Volnovakha district – 4). Including 12 of national importance and 99 of local importance.
    • Odesa region – 103 (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district – 1; Odesa district – 68; Izmail district – 1). Including 18 of national importance and 85 of local importance.
    • Kherson region – 80 (Beryslav district – 10; Bilozerka district – 2; Kakhovka – 32; Kherson – 36). Including 12 of national importance, 43 of local importance, and 25 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Chernihiv region – 70 (Chernihiv district – 63; Koriukivka – 1; Novhorod-Siverskyi – 2; Nizhyn – 3; Pryluky – 1). Including 27 of national importance, 37 of local importance, and 6 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Kyiv region – 69 (Bila Tserkva district – 1; Brovary district – 5; Bucha district – 14; Vyshhorod district – 6, Kyiv City – 43). Including 16 of national importance, 37 of local importance, and 16 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Zaporizhzhia region – 35 sites of local importance (Vasylivka district – 12; Zaporizhzhia district – 12; Polohy district – 10; Melitopol district – 1).
    • Lviv region – 33 (Zolochiv district – 1; Stryi district – 1; Frankivsk district – 29; Halych district – 2). Including 2 of national importance and 31 of local importance.
    • Dnipropetrovsk region – 28 (Dnipro district – 15; Kryvyi Rih district- 1; Nikopol district – 12). Including 1 of national importance, 21 of local importance, and 6 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Luhansk region – 25 objects of local importance (Svatove district – 5; Sievierodonetsk district – 18; Shchastia district – 2).
    • Sumy region – 25 (Konotop district – 5; Okhtyrka district – 12; Sumy district – 7; Shostka district – 1). Including 5 of national importance and 20 of local importance.
    • Mykolaiv region – 22 (Mykolaiv district – 22). Including 3 of national importance, 15 of local importance, and 4 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Khmelnytskyi region – 9 (Shepetivka district – 1; Khmelnytskyi district – 8). Including 1 of national importance, 4 of local importance, and 3 recently discovered cultural heritage objects.
    • Vinnytsia region – 4 (Vinnytsia district – 4). Including 1 of national importance and 3 of local importance.
    • Zhytomyr region – 2 (Korosten district – 2). Including 1 of national importance and 1 of local importance.