A letter to UNESCO is being prepared. In Odesa, two museums were damaged by Russian missiles. PHOTO
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For the third day in a row, Russia has launched night missile strikes on Odesa. On the night of July 20, the aggressor’s rockets damaged the Odesa Literary Museum and the Odesa Archaeological Museum. The building of the literary museum was damaged, windows and doors were damaged in the archeological museum, and a monument in Mykolaiv was also destroyed, reported Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy. “Tonight, the occupiers attacked Odesa and Mykolaiv again. As a result, a number of museum buildings were damaged in Odesa and at least one landmark in Mykolaiv was completely destroyed,” the minister wrote. Photo: Tkachenko.UA / Telegram Photo: Tkachenko.UA / Telegram Tkachenko specified that the building of the Mykolaiv Regional Center of Folk Art and Cultural and Educational Work was completely destroyed. It was located in a historical building – an architectural monument of local importance. The minister emphasized that the historic center of Odesa, which is a world heritage site, is suffering as a result of Russian shelling. So the ICIP is preparing a letter to UNESCO with a description of the damage. Photo: Tkachenko.UA / Telegram Photo: Tkachenko.UA / Telegram “I call on UNESCO to name the aggressor, next to reconsider his role in the governing bodies of the organization and the effectiveness of the organization, taking into account the factor of Russia’s presence there,” Tkachenko added. Photo: Tkachenko.UA / Telegram On the night of July 20, Russia again shelled Odesa, ports, piers, residential buildings and shopping networks were under the missile’s sights. The Consulate General of China in Odesa was also damaged. According to local authorities, eight people were injured in the night attack, including three employees of the State Emergency Service. One dead body was found under the rubble. The rescuers also retrieved a person from under the rubble. The occupiers also attacked Mykolaiv, where at least 5 multi-story residential buildings and about 15 garages were damaged. One dead man is reported. Read also: Russians have already damaged 664 objects of cultural heritage in Ukraine – MKIP
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