The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument and Saint Sophia Cathedral at sunrise in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg
With Russian forces pushing deeper into their country, Ukrainians are scrambling to safeguard a rich cultural history that experts warn could be deliberately targeted in a bid to force Kyiv into submission.
Museums have rushed to remove collections to safer storage, and in many churches stained-glass windows have been boarded up or altars removed entirely.
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