Category Religious freedom

Russia has attacked hundreds of churches in Ukraine

Russia often claims that it protects traditional values and Orthodox Christianity, while destroying, damaging, or looting hundreds of churches in Ukraine.

August 10, 2023
August 10, 2023
Attacks on civilians Attacks on religion Cultural genocide Disinformation Misconceptions Religion Religious freedom Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine Ukrainian culture War crimes

In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting

Several churches and a Jewish yeshiva destroyed or damaged by Russian shelling. BBC News report from March 2022.

July 5, 2023
September 18, 2023
Attacks on religion Religion Religious freedom Russia Ukraine War crimes

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

UNESCO list of damaged cultural sites in Ukraine - 260 as of 19 June. (Note that this list includes only those sites that have been verified by UNESCO - a complete list would be far longer.)

July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023
Attacks on religion Cultural genocide International community Religion Religious freedom Russia Ukraine Ukrainian culture United Nations Updating War crimes