UNESCO condemns the strikes that hit several historic buildings and schools in the heart of the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine), a site on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. The Organization deployed a mission of experts to the site on Saturday.
On the night of Thursday 14 to Friday 15 November and on 18 November, a large-scale Russian attack targeted the Historic Centre of Odesa, which has been protected since January 2023 under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Preliminary reports indicate damage to around twenty buildings, including historical and religious buildings, and some educational buildings.
UNESCO condemns these strikes which contravene international law and expresses its support for the victims, the population and the local authorities.
UNESCO's representative in Ukraine held talks with representatives of the Odesa municipality on Friday afternoon and a mission of experts from the Organization went to the site on Saturday to help assess the damage and prepare for the safety of the buildings.
Once again, UNESCO is calling for an end to all attacks on cultural property protected under widely ratified international standard-setting instruments.
Main Image: ©UNESCO/Zhanna Sirkovych
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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