Nearly 1,800 cultural monuments have been damaged as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Russian Federation’s armed aggression has resulted in the damage or complete destruction of 1,783 cultural heritage sites and 2,540 cultural infrastructure facilities.
The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine officially reported on the scale of these massive losses, summarizing the interim results of its monitoring of the destruction.
Among the sites that were struck, 161 monuments are designated as being of national significance, underscoring the irreparable nature of these losses for world history.
Another 1,460 sites are classified as monuments of local significance, and 162 are newly identified cultural heritage sites.
To date, it has been officially confirmed that 46 cultural heritage sites have been completely destroyed and are beyond repair.
Russian shelling has been recorded in eighteen regions of the country, as well as directly in the capital, Kyiv.
The occupiers have caused the most damage in the Kharkiv region, where damage to 353 sites has been documented so far.
The Kherson, Donetsk, and Odesa regions have also been significantly affected, with the number of destroyed cultural heritage sites and institutions numbering in the hundreds in each region.
In the Kyiv region, including Kyiv, 173 cases of damage to cultural sites have been recorded.
An analysis of the distribution of losses shows that clubs were the most vulnerable—1,252 such facilities were recorded as having suffered damage.
The library network also suffered significant damage, with 879 institutions damaged across Ukraine.
In addition, 191 arts education institutions, 141 museums and galleries, as well as 52 theaters, movie theaters, and concert halls came under fire.
According to official data, nature reserves, parks, zoos, circuses, and even the state film studio in Kyiv were also targeted.
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