Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to the destruction of cultural sites in 13 regions of our country. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Alexei Dneprov during a briefing..

“Objects were damaged and destroyed on the territory of 56 territorial communities in 13 regions of Ukraine. The cultural infrastructure on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk, Sumy and Nikolaev regions suffered the biggest losses and losses,” he said..

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Dneprov also added that the damage was inflicted on cultural heritage.. Thus, the invaders attacked the Svyatogorsk Lavra, founded in the 15th century, in which monks and civilians who sought refuge were hiding during the attack..

It is not yet possible to compile a complete list of destroyed and damaged cultural infrastructure facilities, since parts of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions remain temporarily occupied by Russia, and demining continues in parts of the territories of Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

Damage to Ukraine from houses and infrastructure destroyed as a result of hostilities is currently estimated at $600 billion.

Earlier, the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said that the Ukrainian cultural heritage is one of the main goals of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on whose orders our country was attacked..