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UNESCO: Ukraine needs US$9 billion to rebuild its cultural sites
23.02.2024![](https://chytomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MA209748-1250x833-1.jpg)
Ukraine will need US$9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural heritage objects destroyed by Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian War.
UNESCO estimated that Ukraine’s culture and tourism industries have lost over US$19 billion in revenue during Russia’s full-scale invasion, and 341 cultural sites have been destroyed across the country. The total cost of destruction comes to nearly US$3.5 billion.
As an example, Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, the head of the UNESCO office in Ukraine, cited the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa that was damaged by the Russians in July 2023: “It’s a symbol of the community … with a deep spiritual and historical meaning.”
As reported earlier, UNESCO has confirmed the damage to 274 Ukrainian cultural sites.
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Source: AP
Main photo: Nakypilo media group
Translation: Kateryna Liushyn
Editing: Tanya Mykhaylychenko
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