The Washington Post reports:
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have seized more than 2,000 pieces of artwork from the besieged port city of Mariupol. They have been taken to Russian-occupied Donetsk, local channel TV7 reported.
The Mariupol City Council wrote in a Telegram message Thursday that Russian forces have raided the three local museums, including the Kuindzhi Art Museum, since the start of the invasion.
Looting of art treasures has a long and dishonorable history, stretching back to the campaigns of Greek, Persian and Roman armies in antiquity. It was widespread in the World War II, as German forces stole masterpieces in occupied France, Poland and other countries, in addition to confiscating artwork owned by Jews.
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Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have seized more than 2,000 pieces of artwork from Mariupol.
The Mariupol City Council wrote in a Telegram message Thursday that Russian forces have raided the three local museums, since the start of the invasion. https://t.co/5ARfTsYf3z
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