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Russian Hermitage Archaeologist Arrested in Poland Over Crimean Excavations

03/06/2026

A senior archaeologist at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has been arrested in Poland at the request of Ukrainian authorities, according to The Art Newspaper, who are seeking his extradition over alleged illegal excavations carried out in Crimea. …

Метки : археологиякрымэкстрадициякультурное наследиемеждународное правополитика

Ukraine Demands Extradition of Archaeologist for Illegal Excavations

12/26/2025

Ukraine has requested the extradition from Poland of an archaeologist who was detained in Warsaw earlier this month on suspicion of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Polish media. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition …

Метки : украинаэкстрадицияархеологиякрымраскопкиэрмитаж

Roman Fort Discovered on Crimea’s Occupied Kerch Peninsula

10/23/2025

An archeological excavation in Crimea has uncovered a 1st century BCE Roman fort. The discovery was made by archaeologists working with the Institute of Archaeology of Crimea, the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Archaeology …

Метки : археологиякрымримская крепостьоткрытияисторические находкибоспорское царство

Museum in Crimea Becomes First Russian Museum to be Sanctioned by EU

05/20/2025

The European Union has sanctioned a Russian museum for the first time.On Tuesday, the EU released its latest round of sanctions against Russia, which includes the “Tauric Chersonese” State Museum-Preserve on the outskirts of the city of Sevastopol in Crimea. …

Метки : европейский союзсанкциикрымкультурное наследиемузейукраина

Russian Officials Who Looted Southern Ukrainian Museums Identified

01/25/2025

A Russian military officer and three Russian-appointed officials from occupied Crimea illegally removed more than 33,000 historical artifacts and artworks from two museums in the Ukrainian city Kherson in the fall of 2022, the Kyiv Independent reported Thursday, calling it …

Метки : украинакрыммузейкражаискусстворасследование