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2023-08-03 20:26:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 44C453ED6E6E668D7F22EB5C838C784C15773280A0662DD5B449A42320F8328C
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It was a russian missile that destroyed the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa. As of 26 July 2023, UNESCO has verified and documented Russian damage to 274 cultural sites in Ukraine. https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-russian-army-never-attacks-churches-or-cultural-sites/ https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco?hub=66116 UNESCO have made a statement condemning the strike. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/odesa-unesco-strongly-condemns-repeated-attacks-against-cultural-heritage-including-world-heritage?hub=701 Other sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/this-is-barbarism-shock-at-russian-strike-on-odesa-cathedral https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-attack-odesa-kills-one-injures-18-ukraine-officials-2023-07-23/ https://www.ft.com/content/0ff02427-af13-4b53-a4ae-5e2a8ea23eb5 https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/23/world/odesa-attacks-saturday-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.politico.eu/article/missile-barrage-odesa-ukraine-russia-heavily-damage-transfiguration-cathedral/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66281027
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