At least 53 cultural sites have been damaged or partially destroyed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This was announced by UNESCO, according to what the Dpa writes.
Among these there are 29 churches, 16 historic buildings, four museums and four monuments, added today in Paris the Deputy Director General of Unesco for culture, Ernesto Ottone Ramirez.
From this point of view, Kharkiv, located in the north-east of the country, is one of the most affected regions in Ukraine.
Among others, the Holocaust Memorial, the State Theater for Opera and Ballet and the Museum of Art were damaged by Russian bombing, said Ottone Ramirez.
The capital Kiev is under threat, but so far there is no indication that the country's seven Unesco World Heritage sites, including St. Sophia Cathedral and the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, have been damaged.
The situation in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine is considered extremely complicated.
It is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, with many churches and monasteries dating from the 10th to the 19th century.
Among them, the Sainte-Catherine church, which is on the Unesco list.
Since the beginning of the Russian attack on Ukraine, UNESCO and other international cultural institutions have initiated various initiatives to protect cultural sites and assets, in particular by establishing a satellite monitoring system for Ukrainian historical sites and monuments.
