UNESCO has added Chersonesos of Taurica to the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The decision was adopted by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its 48th session. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the initiative, as the cultural site is suffering as a result of the actions of the Russian occupying authorities.
In particular, in 2023, the Russians announced that they were building a new amphitheatre on the territory of the ‘Chersonesos Taurica’ nature reserve, even though construction is prohibited within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Furthermore, the Russians have thereby destroyed the cultural and archaeological landscape.
Chersonesos Taurica is a settlement on the northern coast of the Black Sea, founded by colonists from Ancient Greece in the 6th century BC. In 2013, UNESCO inscribed it on the World Heritage List. The site covers almost the entire area of modern-day Sevastopol.
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