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👉Was the #DroneAttack on the #Kyivan #UNESCO site even a premeditated *escalating retaliatory* strike?!? 👈
...“But you understand, we won’t do that, because we are, after all, civilized people,” 👉#Medvedev said, adding that “there are other, quite attractive targets there.”👈
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#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
*#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery* #DormitionCathedral
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👉Was the #DroneAttack on the #Kyivan #UNESCO site even a premeditated *escalating retaliatory* strike?!? 👈
...in occupied #Crimea, where a replica of a historical panorama was almost entirely destroyed by fire. After that attack, 👉#Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and United Russia party leader 👉#DmitryMedvedev said he wanted to “respond symmetrically against similar sites on their side.”👈
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
*#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery*
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👉Was the #DroneAttack on the #Kyivan #UNESCO site even a premeditated *escalating retaliatory* strike?!? 👈
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO #DormtionCathedral
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(14/n)
"...👉The attack came five days after a #Ukrainian drone struck the “Defense of #Sevastopol” museum...
On June 15, 2026, the roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra caught fire after a Russian drone attack on Kyiv. In January 2026, the centuries-old monastery complex had already been damaged in Russian military operations — the first such harm to the Lavra since World War II. The monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, yet this week’s mangling is exceptional, and UNESCO and European political leaders have already responded. Architecture journalist Asya Zolnikova reports.
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(12/n)
...(On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians), published July 12, 2021 on the official Kremlin website: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181
The contradictions between #Putin's words and his deeds.
Here are the most damning quotes from Putin's essay when contrasted with the destroyed cathedral and 1,913 cultural sites:
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#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(11/n)
...for crimes against humanity:*
I) Collective punishment — destroying #Ukrainian cultural heritage to demoralize and subjugate the population
II) 👉Ethnic cleansing — erasing #Ukrainian national identity by destroying monuments that define it👈
Assault on civilian morale — targeting religious and cultural identity as a weapon of war.
3) "Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев"...
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(10/n)
...deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime.
2) Criteria (under #ICC Rome Statute, Article 7):
a.) Systematic or widespread character ✓ (1,913 sites over 4 years)
b.) Knowledge of the attack ✓ (documented Russian strikes, previous hits having come close since 2022)
c.) Part of a plan or policy — This *might* be debatable but the scale suggests systematic targeting.
*The..
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(9/n)
...published July 12, 2021 on the official Kremlin website: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181
*Footnotes:*
(1/n)
1) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court [#ICC] (Article 8(2)(b)(ix)) —...
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(8/n)
...subjugate the population
II) 👉#EthnicCleansing — erasing #Ukrainian national identity by destroying monuments that define it👈
Assault on civilian morale — targeting religious and cultural identity as a weapon of war.
3) "Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев" (On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians),...
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(7/n)
......character ✓ (1,913 sites over 4 years)
b.) Knowledge of the attack ✓ (documented #Russian strikes, 👉previous hits having come close since 2022👈)
c.) Part of a plan or policy — This *might* be debatable but the scale suggests systematic targeting.
*The argument for crimes against humanity:*
I) Collective punishment — destroying #Ukrainian cultural heritage to demoralize and...
#Russia #WarInUkraine #UNESCO
👉#PutinUnmasked by #CaveMonastery, a 🧵👈
(6/n)
...historical and cultural wholeness.
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*Footnotes:*
1) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court [#ICC] (Article 8(2)(b)(ix)) — deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime.
2) Criteria (under #ICC Rome Statute, Article 7):
a.) Systematic or widespread...
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