The report of UNESCO informed that Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has caused an estimated $2.6 billion in damage to the country’s cultural heritage sites from February 2022 to February 2023.
Source: UNESCO’S report
“As of February 24, 2023, the total damage cost from identified assets is estimated at $2.6 billion,” noted the report of UNESCO.
About $1.7 billion of this amount is distributed to historic cities, buildings and places filled with recognized cultural and social values, $650 million to tourist attractions, $143 million to movable cultural properties and collections, and $150 million to buildings, workshops, and ateliers devoted to the cultural and creative industries.
The report calls the Kharkiv region the most affected region in Ukraine, which lost 30% of its cultural values. Damages are estimated at approximately $15.2 billion, which includes lost income from tourism, arts, sports, entertainment, recreation, cultural education, creative and cultural industries.
“The war has significantly impacted the diversity and richness of culture and cultural heritage in Ukraine, causing damage to cultural infrastructure and assets, reducing livelihoods for cultural creators, bearers and practitioners, limiting access to culture, and impeding the exercise of cultural rights,” concluded the UNESCO’S report.
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