Ukraine's Ministry of Culture reveals updated list of cultural heritage sites damaged by Russia

This was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.

Among the cultural heritage sites that have been damaged, 161 are considered of national significance, 1,460 are of local significance, and 162 have been identified recently. A total of 46 cultural heritage sites have been completely destroyed.

Damage has been recorded in 18 regions, with the most severe destruction occurring in the following areas: the Kharkiv region (353 sites), the Kherson region (303), the Odesa region (202), the Donetsk region (225), and the Kyiv region, including the city of Kyiv (173).

Additionally, 2,540 cultural infrastructure sites have been damaged due to shelling and combat operations, of which 518 have been completely destroyed. The greatest losses to cultural infrastructure were reported in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Kyiv, and Mykolaiv regions.

Damage has been noted across 341 territorial communities in Ukraine. The highest number of affected communities is found in Donetsk (46), Sumy (39), Kharkiv (34), Chernihiv (34), Zaporizhzhia (31), Mykolaiv (23), Dnipropetrovsk (23), Kyiv (21), and Luhansk (12) regions.

Almost the entire Luhansk region and significant portions of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Kherson regions are under temporary occupation, making it difficult to accurately determine the total number of cultural institutions affected by the hostilities and occupation.

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and its partners are actively working together to address the consequences of the destruction and restore Ukraine’s cultural heritage.