'It's a war crime': The global fight to save art and cultural artefacts during times of conflict

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Priceless art collections are being destroyed and looted as the fighting continues in Ukraine. These experts explain why protecting them is a race against time.

, which were stored in the Ivankiv Museum near the capital Kyviv. The artworks are believed to have been lost when the museum was destroyed by Russian bombing at the beginning of the invasion.

Galleries and museums across Ukraine have been moving their artworks and historical items into storage. But protecting art collections isn't as simple as packing up and storing items in the appropriate boxes. In the past, they've worked in places like the Sahel, Timbuktu, Iraq and Afghanistan supporting projects to rehabilitate and protect monuments, sites, museums and collections.

She says the first consideration for those in Ukraine doing this work is to consider their level of personal risk.

 

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A few memorials they should save... the monument to Stepan Bandera in Lviv is in danger if Poland decided to take back control of the city... Russian aggressors took it away from Poland.

How 'bout saving lives during conflict?

'war crime' is such a stupid term, as if war itself isn't the ultimate crime.

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