Russian Looting of Kherson Art Museum: A Cultural Crisis

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Russian forces looted nearly ten thousand artworks from the Kherson Art Museum, including pieces from America to Japan, and trucked them to Crimea. The museums director, Alina Dotsenko, lost her lifes work. However, her digital archive, hidden from occupiers, serves as the sharpest record of war looting, aiding Ukrainian prosecutors in their pursuit of th…

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Russian forces looted nearly ten thousand artworks from the Kherson Art Museum, including pieces from America to Japan, and trucked them to Crimea. The museums director, Alina Dotsenko, lost her lifes work. However, her digital archive, hidden from occupiers, serves as the sharpest record of war looting, aiding Ukrainian prosecutors in their pursuit of the stolen goods and those responsible. Ukraine is pushing for digital backups to fight back, with over two million museum items stuck in occupie

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