Category Attacks on religion

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
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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
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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
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Category Attacks on religion

Russia has attacked hundreds of churches in Ukraine

In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

Fact vs Fake tip #2: Is it the whole story?

Fact vs Fake tip #1: Check the source

No, Ukraine is not taking money from Hawai’i relief