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.
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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.)
Manipulation: UN Accuses Ukrainian Security Forces of Torturing Civilians
The UN report on the detention of civilians during Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine focuses mainly on the atrocities committed by the Russian military on the territory of Ukraine. The report documents more than 900 cases of arbitrary detention of civilians, including children and the elderly. The "vast majority" of these cases were committed by the Russian Federation. Moreover, executions committed by Russian troops are equated with a war crime. No such executions have been recorded on the Ukrainian side.
Fake: The West is Stealing Art Objects From Ukraine
Ukraine decided to temporarily evacuate sixteen Byzantine icons from the
Khanenko Museum to the Louvre due to continuous Russian shelling of the
civilian infrastructure and cultural heritage sites. The Ministry of
Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine assures that the icons will
return home as soon as the situation allows. As a reminder, in October
2022, as a result of a Russian missile attack, the historical building and
interior decoration of the Khanenko Museum were damaged.
Fake: Russia Will Restore Kakhovka Power Plant in a Year
According to Ukrhydroenergo, which Kakhovka Hydropower Plant is a subdivision of, the station blown up by the Russian occupiers was completely destroyed and cannot be restored. The construction of the new hydroelectric power station will last at least five years, provided that Ukrainian specialists work 24/7.
Tucker Carlson Says Ukraine Considered Destroying Kakhovka Dam
Carlson's conclusion that the Ukrainian government had considered destroying the dam misrepresents what was actually written. It might also fail to consider the perceived counterintuitive nature of such a move at a potentially pivotal moment in the conflict.
Did Trapped Zoo Animals Drown After the Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse?
Russia initially claimed that the story was false because the city in question â which has a zoo â did not, in fact, have a zoo.
Fake: Russian Military Drone Delivers Food to Kakhovka Disaster Victim
Russian media stole the video made by the Ukrainian forces. They tried to
appropriate the hard work of the Ukrainian warriors rescuing the civilian
population, which suffered as a result of the Russian terrorist attack on
the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant.
“It collapsed on its own” – Five Russian media fakes about the destruction Kakhovka…
Ukraine did not destroy its own hydroelectric power station, creating a man-made disaster on its territory. Since 2022, the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant has been under Russian occupation - it was the Russian army that mined the plant's units back in the autumn of 2022. On June 6, 2023, simultaneously with massive missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, the Russian army carried out a remote detonation of the Kakhovka plant.
Fake: Kakhovka Dam Explosion Captured on Video
The video currently being circulated online has nothing to do with the June
2023 terrorist attack on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam. The
video dates from November 2022, when Russian troops retreating from the
Kherson region severely damaged the Kakhovka dam.