                                        {"id":2180,"date":"2026-06-16T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:06:09","slug":"culture-killing-putins-other-massive-war-crimes-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2180","title":{"rendered":"Culture-killing Putin&#8217;s other massive war crimes in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Any idiots buying Vladimir Putin\u2019s claim to be a defender of Christian civilization should note his war on Ukraine\u2019s soul: His invasion has targeted more than 1,700 religious and cultural heritage sites.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2178\">German Chancellor gives Trump a \u2018TRUMP 47\u2019 soccer jersey as belated birthday gift at G7 summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest Russian missile attack set fire to the 11th-century Orthodox Dormition Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, savaging a sacred space also central to <em>Russian <\/em>Orthodox heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine condemned Putin\u2019s attack as another Russian crime \u201cagainst humanity, against history, against Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, on top of his constant attacks on purely civilian areas and his mass kidnapping of children, Putin\u2019s systematic targeting of museums, churches and libraries is a war crime, as the 1954 Hague Convention explicitly protects such treasures.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2176\">Iran manager calls team World Cup\u2019s \u2018most oppressed,\u2019 claims it\u2019s being immediately sent back to Tijuana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the Russian\u2019s crimes against civilization: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Korolenko Kharkiv State Scientific Library \u2014 one of Europe\u2019s largest libraries, almost completely destroyed by Russian shelling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cathedral of the Transfiguration \u2014 a neoclassicist marvel in Odessa (with some eclecticist features), badly damaged in a major 2023 strike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mariupol Drama Theater \u2014 bombed to pieces early in the war while serving as a civilian bomb shelter; Putin\u2019s forces leveled virtually the entire historic district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Putin has proved himself even more uncultured than the Nazis, who stole art from across Europe: <em>His <\/em>forces do far more senseless destruction than mere looting.<\/p>\n<p>Heroic Ukrainians are now reversing the gains of Putin\u2019s war machine and pushing Russia\u2019s teetering economy to the brink.<\/p>\n<p>As Vlad\u2019s invasion collapses in failure, don\u2019t be surprised if the vengeful monster looks to destroy as much of Ukraine\u2019s heritage as he can.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2174\">Syria, Lebanon fed up with Hezbollah, more favorable to Israel: polls<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On top of his constant attacks on purely civilian areas and his mass kidnapping of children, Putin&#8217;s systematic targeting of museums, churches and libraries is a war crime, as the 1954 Hague Convention explicitly protects such treasures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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