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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Oct 9, 2022, 05:27 PM Oct 2022

'War crime:' Industrial-scale destruction of Ukraine culture



KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one of the world’s most valuable artifacts from the blood-letting rule of Attila the Hun, who rampaged with horseback warriors deep into Europe in the 5th century.

The Hun diadem is now vanished from the museum in Ukraine that housed it — perhaps, historians fear, forever. Russian troops carted away the priceless crown and a hoard of other treasures after capturing the Ukrainian city of Melitopol in February, museum authorities say.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its eighth month, is being accompanied by the destruction and pillaging of historical sites and treasures on an industrial scale, Ukrainian authorities say.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Ukraine’s culture minister alleged that Russian soldiers helped themselves to artifacts in almost 40 Ukrainian museums. The looting and destruction of cultural sites has caused losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros (dollars), the minister, Oleksandr Tkachenko, added.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-travel-museums-7431f2190d917f44f76dff39b4d5df54
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'War crime:' Industrial-scale destruction of Ukraine culture (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
So who are the real Nazis? halfulglas Oct 2022 #1

halfulglas

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1. So who are the real Nazis?
Sun Oct 9, 2022, 05:44 PM
Oct 2022

Hitler and his horde looted Europe's museums and private art collections for treasure. It took them much longer than Putin's minions who will take anything that isn't nailed down.

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