"President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on Tuesday for more weapons aid to protect his country’s historical heritage as the United Nations began assessing the damage to landmarks in Odesa after near-nightly attacks recently by Russian forces on the city. The U.N. said on Monday that its top official in Ukraine, Denise Brown, was in Odesa to examine the toll of a week of attacks that have killed civilians, destroyed agricultural facilities and damaged sites including the city’s most important cathedral. The intentional destruction of cultural sites could amount to a war crime, UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural agency, said in a statement on Sunday. Russia has denied targeting the landmarks and blamed the destruction on Ukraine’s air defenses. ...”
The damaged Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa on Sunday
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