The cultural heritage of the Kharkiv region is under constant enemy fire. In November alone, 149 air raids were announced in the area. To date, HEMO experts have documented over 550 damaged cultural heritage sites in the Kharkiv region. And this is not the final figure. The team does not have access to certain areas due to constant shelling and hostilities. In Kharkiv alone, there are more than 300 damaged objects - historical monuments of culture and architecture. The affected buildings are collapsing, awaiting stabilization works that cannot be started due to constant attacks. “Unfortunately, today the cultural heritage of the Kharkiv region is in a critical condition. Certain sites in Kharkiv and the region have been suffering from destruction for more than two years. Without roofs, windows, and walls, some of them are facing their third winter in a state of emergency,” says architect Viktor Dvornikov. The situation is even more difficult in towns close to the front line, such as Kupiansk. The town was an important economic and transportation hub and was actively developing in the 19th and early 20th centuries. “This historic place is being ruined today, and what we examined there earlier is no longer accurate, because today the figures will be multiplied by several times. Apparently, all the cultural heritage sites that we previously examined in Kupiansk have been seriously damaged,” explains Dvornikov. The situation in Vovchansk is even more tragic, as the town has been razed to the ground. Dvornikov adds that besides the fact that the heritage sites suffer from constant strikes, there is a lack of specialists in the region who could take care of their restoration. “There is a request for experts, the international community, specialists who could really help with the development of projects to stabilize these sites,” says the architect. Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative Cultural Emergency Response
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