Ukraine works with Interpol to find thousands of cultural artefacts looted by Russians

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-18 · 08:01 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Following Russia's retreat from Kherson in late 2022, the director of the Kherson Art Museum discovered thousands of artworks missing. The museum, which housed over 14,000 pieces from around the world prior to the invasion, was largely emptied by Russian forces. Alina Dotsenko, the museum director, reported that the missing items were loaded onto trucks and transported to Russian-annexed Crimea. Ukraine is now collaborating with Interpol to locate and recover these looted cultural artifacts. The effort aims to retrieve the stolen artwork and hold those responsible accountable.

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"I walked in and saw empty storage rooms, empty shelves. My legs gave way..."

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The Kherson Art Museum held more than 14,000 works before Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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Thousands of artworks vanished from the Kherson Art Museum after Russian forces occupied the city.

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Russians loaded much of the museum's collection onto trucks and took it to Russian-annexed Crimea.

factualDotsenko and video filmed by residents

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When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city of Kherson from Russian forces in late 2022, she found thousands of artworks had vanished.“I walked in and saw empty storage rooms, empty shelves. My legs gave way, and I just sat down by the wall, like a child,” the Kherson Art Museum director said.Before Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, the museum held more than 14,000 works in a collection “ranging from America to Japan”. As the Russians retreated, they loaded much of it onto trucks and took it to Russian-annexed Crimea, according to Dotsenko and video filmed by residents.

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