Russia has committed 534 crimes against Ukrainian Cultural Heritage sites since the beginning of the war Russia launched against Ukraine in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea. These data were documented by the non-governmental organisation Crimean Institute for Strategic Studies (CISS), said Elmira Ablyalimova-Chiyhoz, an expert in cultural studies and project manager, at the presentation of a website for documenting violations against cultural property, reported Ukrinform.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukrainians have begun a radical revision of their cultural habits and beliefs, casting off the relics of Russian colonialism. How Ukrainians see themselves and their country's past will directly affect how they fight for the future.