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Ukraine's Cultural Heritage Under Attack: Russia's Museum Looting and Destruction

Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately targeting churches, libraries, and looting the country's most important museums as part of a campaign of cultural genocide to destroy Ukraine's identity as a nation. Russian forces have destroyed hundreds of churches, museums, libraries, and monuments, with museum workers being arrested or kidnapped. Ukraine has accused Russia of looting more than 30 museums, calling it the biggest art theft since World War II. Ukrainian investigators are building a case against Russia, but the likelihood of prosecution for war crimes remains uncertain.