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Missen blow to Odessa: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation damaged 6 architectural monuments - the city council (video)

According to the information of the Department of Culture, from July 2023, Russian invaders damaged 93 architectural monuments. UNESCO must fix the destruction in order to then hold the Russian Federation to justice. On the evening of October 5, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck Odessa, resulting in six architectural monuments damaged.

This was reported by the Director of the Department of Culture, International Cooperation and European Integration of the Odessa City Council Ivan Liptug, reports the Telegram channel "Odesa. Officially". "After a night attack, it is known about the damage to six monuments, including the Museum of Art," Ivan Leptuga said. In total, 93 monuments were injured in July 2023.

He noted that at night the architectural monuments, which are located at the addresses: according to the lipug, on Monday, October 6, the commission would create an act of damage after a detailed inspection of the museum. In addition, UNESCO has been informed of the Russian attack, and they are currently expected to reaction from them.

UNESCO's mission and experts should also record destruction in order to be responsible from the Russian Federation, which "deliberately destroys cultural heritage" and violates the UNESCO Convention, he stressed. He said that the Art Museum is subordinated to the Odessa Regional Military Administration, but despite this city it helps. At the time of publication, the UNESCO press service has not responded to damage to architectural monuments in Odessa.

On the evening of November 5, the Russian military struck a rocket strike in Odessa and its surrounding area. In particular, the enemy released an anti-radiolocating rocket X-31P from the Black Sea. In addition, the occupiers used 15 drones-Kamikadze, but according to the forces of the South Defense, they were destroyed over the region. According to the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov, the "arrival" took place at the National Art Museum, which is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Five people were injured as a result of the shelling of the injury, and they had shrapnel wounds. According to the press service of the South Defense Forces in Odessa, the enemy struck Onyx and Isander-M, the hit were recorded in the central part of the city and an abandoned industrial building.