Statistics
Cultural heritage sites damaged
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significance
Of local
significance
Newly
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Regions recorded
damage
Website of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine
Damaged Cultural
Heritage Across
Ukraine
the area in detail
UCHF
Heritage Sites
We are committed to protecting and restoring Ukraine’s cultural heritage affected by the war
projects
Bryansk Church
Monument of National SignificanceDesigned in the Byzantine Revival style by diocesan architect Heorhii Turovets in the early 20th century. The brick, cross-shaped church features five domes, a semicircular apse, and a three-tier bell tower. In 1987, after reconstruction and installation of a German Sauer pipe organ, the building was transformed into the Dnipro House of Organ and Chamber Music.
Sumovsky Estate: Main Building
Monument of local significanceBuilt in 1895 for sugar manufacturer Mykhailo Sukhanov. The two-storey brick house, combining Palladian symmetry with Neo-Baroque décor, features deep risalits, balconies, and ornate stucco details. Since 1991, it has housed the Institute of Applied Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Chernihiv Regional Youth Center
Monument of local significanceBuilt in 1939 as the Shchors Cinema to the design of Petro Savych and later reconstructed in 1947 after wartime destruction. The two-storey brick building, forming part of the architectural ensemble of the square, features a rounded corner façade with a ten-column portico and classical detailing.
Statements
of Support
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Russia is waging a war to wipe out Ukrainian identity. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 1,500 cultural heritage sites and thousands of cultural infrastructure facilities have been destroyed or damaged. Our culture is an instrument of national security for Ukraine and a treasure for the world. That is why we are creating the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund to preserve Ukraine's unique culture. We seek to attract international resources and expertise to restore our damaged monuments and strengthen the resilience of Ukrainian culture.
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The war of Russia against Ukraine has destroyed thousands of monuments — but it has not stopped Ukrainian culture. Our theatres continue to perform, our artists to paint, our museums to rebuild — even under the sound of air sirens. Ukrainian culture is not only our heritage; it is a living force shaping the future.
Through the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund, we are turning solidarity into action — protecting what defines our identity and making culture capable: strong, open, and resilient.
By restoring Ukrainian culture, we are also restoring Europe.
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To destroy a nation, you target its culture: its beating heart. This is why military aggression targeting Ukrainian cultural heritage is not a mere expression of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, but a deliberate decision to undermine the identity, unity and, ultimately, the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
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ALIPH's mission is to provide concrete protection for cultural heritage wherever it is under threat. ALIPH has therefore been working alongside Ukrainian heritage and professionals since February 2022, supporting the protection of museum, archive, and library collections, and the stabilization and documentation of historic monuments and sites. ALIPH is now contributing its experience to the establishment of this new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund.
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