Incidents

Russia hit the historical quarter of Odessa: 15 cultural heritage monuments were damaged

Philharmonic is the most valuable in architectural plan among damaged buildings. Since 2023, the facility has been undergoing UNESCO. On the evening of Friday, January 31, the Odessa Historical Center was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List on January 31. The mayor Gennady Trukhanov reported this, which has not yet been installed, the scale of which has not yet been installed, was one of the most pronounced architectural structures of the central part of the city, the Bristol Hotel building.

Also, a powerful explosive wave was affected by surrounding historic buildings. The head of the city informed that about 15 cultural heritage monuments were damaged by varying degrees. The main injuries were broken window windows and displaced joiner's filling.

Among the affected objects were two monuments of national importance: the most valuable, from an architectural and social point of view, among damaged buildings is the Philharmonic, where the explosive wave has knocked out the authentic joinery filling of the main front entrance, damaged stained glass and interior decoration.

Since 2023, the building has been intense UNESCO's defense in accordance with the second protocol of 1999 to the Hague Convention in 1954 on the protection of cultural values ​​in the event of armed conflict. The impact of the attack on the condition of the main structures will be appreciated after additional survey, Trukhanov reported, adding that two museums were injured: significant damage, the official reported, stained glass windows and carpent ".