Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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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 destruction across the country.[4] This deliberate destruction and looting of over 500 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites is considered a war crime[5] and has been described by Ukraine's Minister of Culture as cultural genocide.[6]