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Dear
Colleagues, all ICOMOS Family! In
Kyiv citizens resist the corrupted
government. President
Yanukovych resorted to forceful suppression
of public protest for maintenance
in power. About
100 of people are murdered. Snipers
are shooting activists, journalists and even doctors
that are providing first aid to the
victims. The
cultural monuments are endangered because of the
impending armed conflict. The
police robbed the Museum of
Kyiv History. The increasing danger threatens the collections of the National
Parliamentary Library and the National
Art Museum. Facade areas of
architectural monuments covered with smoke
were only the beginning of
the further damage not only
in Kyiv but
also in other
cities. We
urge the international community to save the
cultural heritage of Ukraine from
criminal authorities! God
save Ukraine! Mykola
Yakovyna President
of ICOMOS Ukraine February 21, 2014 |