According to the Ukrayinska Pravda missile and bomb attacks by Russian forces continue on civilian facilities. That includes schools, libraries, churches, and hospitals. The intent is to destroy not only the Ukrainian people but also to commit cultural genocide. And Putin has directed his army to destroy the heritage and the history of Ukraine.
From the beginning of the invasion, Russia has been accused of widespread war crimes. There are international investigations underway. But it’s not just unarmed civilians being murdered. It’s society and culture, as well.
Ukraine filed claims that Russia is violating the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Protection Act tries to prevent “any form of theft, pillage or misappropriation of, and any acts of vandalism directed against, cultural property”.
Widespread cultural genocide
The churches and other religious buildings in Ukraine are being intentionally targeted and damaged by Russian bombings.
