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Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in the war. Finding them is a challenge

  • Kherson Art Museum lost nearly 10,000 artworks after Russian forces retreated, leaving director Alina Dotsenko “devastated” when she found empty storage rooms.
  • Dotsenko’s pre-war digital archive of the museum’s holdings has become a rare, crucial tool for tracing and prosecuting looted pieces.
  • Ukraine is raising alarms about widespread cultural looting as Russia seeks a return to global cultural events (e.g., Venice Biennale) and officials push for digitization and accountability.
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