El HeMo (Ukrainian Heritage Monitoring Lab) es uno de los programas líderes en el estudio del patrimonio cultural ucraniano, actualmente afectado por la guerra en Ucrania. Se originó con el propósito de establecer una red de profesionales y voluntarios del patrimonio que asistieran en su preservación inmediata durante los ataques a infraestructura civil y elementos de valor cultural. Entre las labores realizadas, se encuentra la asistencia en la evacuación y digitalización de colecciones, así como el análisis de los deterioros y la planificación de la recuperación tras el conflicto.

Culture is a key factor for a participative and people-centred approach and should be prioritised for the recovery of post-war society. To achieve this, it is important to promptly safeguard cultural heritage, given the current emergency situation in Ukraine, through integrated and cross-sectoral cooperation and multilevel policymaking at the local, national and international levels. ‘Recovery and reconstruction should enable people to connect to their heritage, identity and history’ (UNESCO’s Warsaw Recommendation on Recovery and Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage, 2018). Rights-based approaches, gender, age, disability and diverse cultural perspectives should be integrated into all policies and practices. Cultural heritage is an asset that reaches beyond signatory monuments and sites and that provides resources for (re)construction, social life, continuity, identity and meaning-making.

This article studies the role that cultural heritage is playing in the war in Ukraine and identifies some of its threats and vulnerabilities in order to establish a risk context. Throughout it will be shown that, far from considering the destruction of heritage as “collateral damage”, cultural heritage in this war is a war objective, given the symbolic value attributed by the Kremlin to Ukraine's heritage. Thus, its destruction can be exploited by the invading army as part of a hybrid strategy of coercion, domination and destabilization, while the affected communities perceive it as an annihilation aimed at undermining and eliminating their cultural identity.

This report details damage and risk assessments conducted at four cultural sites in Ukraine by teams working on on-site assessment with the help of a web-based application.

Project or initiative aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of Ukraine through digitization and online archiving.

Detailed report on UNESCO's activities and emergency assistance program for Ukraine, pursuant to Executive Board decision 215 EX/5.I.F. The request by the Director-General to monitor the situation in Ukraine is highlighted, as is the need to report on the implementation of the program at the 216th session of the Executive Board. ​

This Transitional Framework (TF) 2022-2023 is the strategic document of the United Nations in Ukraine in support of the Government of Ukraine’s response to the economic and social impact of Russia’s invasion and war against Ukraine

Strategic planning document and constitutes a system of approaches to the national interests of the Russian Federation in matters of foreign policy, as well as to the basic principles, strategic objectives, main tasks and priorities of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.

This Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA2) is part of an ongoing effort, conducted jointly by the World Bank, the government of Ukraine, the European Commission and the United Nations, and supported by other partners, to assess damage and needs of Ukraine's losses from the Russian invasion. Equally important, it aims to assess the magnitude of the economic and social needs for Ukraine's survival during the war and its prosperity afterward.

Compilation of public statements and threatening rhetoric by Vladimir Putin and actors under his control against Ukraine, even before his invasion and capture of Crimea in 2014. New cases of eliminationist rhetoric also appear, including by Putin; Medvedev, Foreign Minister Lavrov; Russian Senator Dolgov; the leader of the occupied countries aligned with Russia (Donetsk and Gubarev), and the political scientist Ishchenko.

This collection, in chronological order, focuses on key words, phrases, and/or themes that appear to express the Russian government's intention to eliminate Ukraine or Ukrainians as a nation-state, people, or culture.