Poland extends detention of Hermitage archaeologist wanted by Ukraine for Crimea looting
First Russian held in Europe for Crimea heritage crimes
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Italy faces backlash for hosting Russian conductor, who backs killings Putin’s regime, at UNESCO World Heritage palace
The July 27 event at the Royal Palace of Caserta has provoked outrage, with Ukrainian groups warning that hosting Putin’s favorite maestro desecrates cultural heritage and insults war victims.
This Ukrainian genius shaped the Russian empire. His lost opera could now shatter Putin’s
Putin's imperial pageantry rests on an uncomfortable truth: the sound of Russian power was made by a Ukrainian whose identity Moscow is trying to erase.
Russia destroying Ukraine’s cultural heritage is not a bug—it’s a feature of Putin’s war
Russian forces have damaged or destroyed 451 museums, libraries, and religious buildings since February 2022, following the Kremlin's official line that Ukrainian national identity is merely "a disorder of the mind."
Russian attacks damage over 1,300 cultural monuments across Ukraine, Culture Ministry says
The Russian invasion damaged 1,333 cultural heritage sites and 2,185 cultural infrastructure facilities across Ukraine, with January 2025 seeing 78 additional sites affected