Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 07th Nov. UNESCO on Monday condemned Russia attack on Odesa World Heritage site in Ukraine, a cultural site under international protection has been damaged.
The Museum of Fine Arts within Odessa’s historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was damaged by a Russian airstrike on Sunday night, the agency said.
The historic centre has been hit several times previously, notably over the summer.
UNESCO reiterated that cultural sites must be protected in accordance with international law.
Prior to the latest attack, as of 2 November, UNESCO had verified damage to 327 cultural sites since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, including 124 religious sites and 28 museums.
In the Odessa region alone, 49 sites have been damaged, UNESCO stated.
Ukraine is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The agency has been supporting repairs to buildings within Odessa’s historic centre, including the fine arts museum, and has provided equipment for the digitization of some 1,000 works of art and of documents in the Odessa State Archives.
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