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Russia began an invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. It is the largest military attack in Europe since World War II . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] During the fighting, many pieces of Ukrainian cultural heritage were either destroyed, damaged, or put at risk due to the widespread ...
Both Ukraine and Russia have signed the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (the 1954 Hague Convention), which was drafted to safeguard cultural heritage during periods of armed conflicts. UNESCO is primarily responsible for the dissemination and monitoring of compliance.
Russia Ukraine: Units involved; Order of battle: Order of battle: Strength; 2,000 – 8,000 (initial force per Ukraine) [1] 72,000–75,000 (Northern Group of Forces total strength by August 7 per ISW) [2] 46,000-47,000 (Belgorod Group of Forces total strength by September 29 per ISW) [3] Unknown: Casualties and losses; 10,500 civilians evacuated
In March 2022, a week after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 98% of Ukrainians—including 82% of ethnic Russians living in Ukraine—said they did not believe that any part of Ukraine was rightfully part of Russia, according to Lord Ashcroft's polls which did not include Crimea and the separatist-controlled part of Donbas. 97% of Ukrainians ...
Russia’s military said 20 civilians were killed by a Ukrainian ballistic missile strike on Monday in the eastern city of Donetsk, in the separatist Donetsk region. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things ...
Ukraine actively uses U.S. lobbying, public relations, and free legal aid services. [98] U.S. lobbyists connect Ukrainian officials with Western individuals to assist in the war against Russia. [99] In March 2022, Politico published a story about the growing activity of U.S. lobbyists in the context of Russian invasion of Ukraine. A massive PR ...
The issue of compensation by Russia for the losses caused to Ukraine as a result of the annexation of Crimea and the war in Donbas that began in 2014 has been discussed from the very beginning. In particular, in November 2019, the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy noted that Russia would be forced to pay war reparations to ...
The 13-point agreement obliged Ukraine to offer autonomy to the separatist regions and amnesty for the rebels while Ukraine would regain full control of its border with Russia in the rebel-held ...