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Invasion damages $2.6bn worth of Ukraine's heritage, culture: UN

Odesa's historic centre joined UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list this year.

PARIS: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused some $2.6 billion worth of damage to the country's heritage and cultural sites, a United Nations agency said on Monday.

Culture, tourism, sports and entertainment have lost a combined $15.1 billion in revenues since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the UN's educational, scientific and cultural organisation UNESCO also said.

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