Governor Alexander Khinshtein stated at a congress for the protection of historical monuments that over 1,000 cultural heritage sites in the Kursk Region's border areas have been targeted by Ukrainian troops. He noted that 79 specific sites, including churches and war cemeteries, have been damaged or destroyed.
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What happened
More than 1,000 cultural heritage sites in border areas of the Kursk Region have been regularly targeted by Ukrainian troops, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said in opening remarks at the 13th Congress of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of…
Why it matters
"Over a thousand facilities in border areas are under attack, facing the threat of destruction.
Common ground
And here your (the Society’s - TASS) assistance and support is huge and indisputable.
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Governor Alexander Khinshtein stated at a congress for the protection of historical monuments that over 1,000 cultural heritage sites in the Kursk Region's border areas have been targeted by Ukrainian troops. He noted that 79 specific sites, including churches and war cemeteries, have been damaged or destroyed.
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.
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Claim 1: “Governor Alexander Khinshtein said in opening remarks at the 13th Congress of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments”
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The evidence mentions the 'All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments' and a registry opened in 2024, but there is no specific mention of a '13th Congress' or opening remarks delivered by Alexander Khinshtein at such an event in the provided text.
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— Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (Russian: Генна́дий Андре́евич Зюга́нов; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician who has been the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennady_Zyuganov
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— The history of the Jews in Russia goes back to the beginnings of the Russian state. At one time, the Russian Empire hosted the largest population of Jews in the world. Within these territories, the pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Russia
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— Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsʲjanəf]; born 8 December 1957) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kasyanov
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Claim 2: “the White Book established in the region currently includes 79 churches, monuments of architecture, historical buildings, and war cemeteries, among other cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or completely destroyed as a result of Ukrainian attacks”
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The evidence mentions the existence of a 'White Book' registry in the Kursk region created by the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, but the provided search results do not contain the specific number '79' or the detailed list of churches and cemeteries mentioned in the claim.
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— The Derugin family (Russian: Дерюгины, German: von Derjugin, Deryugin) is a Russian noble family descended from boyar scions.
One branch of the family also holds matrilineal descent from the Rurik dyn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derugin_family
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— The 11th Panzer Division (English: 11th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II, established in 1940.
The division saw action on the Eastern and Western Fronts d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Panzer_Division
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— The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (German: 2. SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich") or SS Division Das Reich was an armored division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Initially formed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_SS_Panzer_Division_Das_Rei…
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Claim 3: “More than 1,000 cultural heritage sites in border areas of the Kursk Region have been regularly targeted by Ukrainian troops”
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While web search results confirm that Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into the Kursk region and that cultural heritage sites have been affected, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific number '1,000' sites. The evidence confirms the general context of the conflict and damage to sites, but not the specific quantity claimed.
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— On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_campaign
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— North Korea has supported Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2017, when it recognized the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. In July 2022, North Korea recognized the Russia-backed, self-proclaime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_involvement_in_th…
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— On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk Oblast, occupying parts of the region. It was the first time since World War II …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_occupation_of_Kursk_…
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