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Cultural sites damaged in Ukraine conflict as accountability efforts stall
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- Russian aerial attacks increased significantly in August, with thousands of drones launched at Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa.
- Odesa reported damage to six Unesco-protected sites, including the 19th Century Alexandru Sturdza House.
- Ukraine's Ministry of Culture recorded 148 cultural heritage sites as damaged or destroyed in one month.
- Ukrainian activist groups lodged complaints with the International Criminal Court against Russia over cultural destruction, but no indictments have been issued.
- A senior researcher says the legal framework for holding state actors accountable is strong on paper but falls short in practice.
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