Roughly one year from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces that they will invest $7 million towards efforts to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage through the Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative.
U.S. Department of State Press Release »
Cultural heritage sites throughout Ukraine have been damaged as a result of the Russian invasion. Conflict Observatory uses satellite data to identify and report on the areas with potential damage.
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