At least 53 cultural heritage sites were damaged or partially destroyed since the start of Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to UNESCO.
Among them are 29 churches, 16 historical buildings, four museums and four monuments, UNESCO Deputy Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone Ramirez said in Paris on Friday.
Ramirez added that the State Opera and Ballet Theater, one of Ukraine's worst-hit regions is Kharkiv, where Russian bombings have affected the Holocaust Memorial.
The official further warned that the numbers could increase in future as assessment is ongoing. “This is the latest list, but it is not exhaustive, as our experts are continuing to verify a number of reports, filed by Ukrainian authorities.”
Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it would make a renewed attempt to evacuate residents from the war-torn port city of Mariupol, after citing “impossible” conditions a day earlier.
The teams were “on the move” from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol, a spokesman told The Post early Saturday. Roughly 100,000 people remain trapped in Mariupol, according to Ukrainian officials.
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