Stealers of heritage

Викрадені та знищені агресором українські твори мистецтва,
архіви та культурні цінності
russia has been trying for centuries to destroy or appropriate Ukrainian history, erase the identity of the Ukrainian nation, and prove to the world that an independent Ukraine does not exist.
To achieve this, the aggressor conducts archaeological excavations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, steals cultural heritage objects from museums, and appropriates Ukrainian culture.
Total number:
269
Individuals
51
Legal entities
Updated: 24.04.2025
Individuals Legal entities
Individuals Legal entities
Total: 269
KORNEEV Igor Valerevich
KORNEEV Igor Valerevich
Director of the Federal State Budgetary Cultural Institution "State Borodino Military-Historical Museum-Reserve"
As the director of the Borodino Military History Museum-Reserve, he cooperates with the occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, promotes the legitimisation of russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories and the integration of Ukrainian museums located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into the russian cultural space through the implementation of federal cultural and educational projects.
In particular, the Borodino Military History Museum-Reserve, under the leadership of Korneev, opened a children's centre in December 2023 in the Stanytsia Luhanska local history museum under the Ministry of Culture's programme to create children's centres based on museums in the so-called "new regions", which has signs of imposing russian narratives.
Korneev personally took part in the presentation of the children's centre and stressed the need to open children's research and educational centres "here in the new territories".
In addition, in August 2023, Korneev visited the Novopskov District Museum of Local Lore in the temporarily occupied Novopskov, as well as the Luhansk Museum of Local Lore. During the visits, Korneev presented each of the museums with exhibition stands dedicated to the history of the Pskov Dragoon (Kirasyr) Regiment, after which the district centre of Novopskov in the so-called 'LPR' is named. Korneev also presented the museum directors with commemorative medals from the Borodino Museum "For the Preservation of the Cultural and Historical Heritage of russia" as a sign of fruitful cooperation.
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KOMLEV Iurii Ehduardovich
KOMLEV Iurii Ehduardovich
Director of the Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts Member of the presidium of the Union of Museums of russia and the presidium of ICOM russia
As the director of the Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts, he cooperates with the occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, promotes the legitimisation of russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories and the integration of Ukrainian museums located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into the russian cultural space through the implementation of federal cultural and educational projects.
On 25 September 2024, Komlev took part in a meeting of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the so-called 'Donetsk People's Republic' on social policy, preservation and strengthening of traditional russian spiritual and legal values. During the event, he "highlighted the topic of promoting cultural heritage among the younger generation".
In September 2023, a delegation from the Orenburg Museum, led by Komlev, visited the Luhansk Art Museum and the Perevalsk Historical Museum in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. During the visit, 2 exhibitions of russian artists were opened in the Luhansk Art Museum.
In 2018. Komplev participated in the implementation of the exchange and exhibition project "russia-Donbas. Orenburg-Donetsk" within the framework of the "russia-Donbass" integration programme, having organised an exhibition "Landscapes of Donbass in watercolours" at the Orenburg Museum.
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