Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine is the central executive body responsible for state policy in culture, the arts, heritage protection, and strategic communications. Its remit includes safeguarding UNESCO-listed sites, overseeing cultural institutions, and coordinating the government's information policy. Since Russia's full-scale invasion, the ministry has been documenting damage to cultural heritage caused by Russian strikes and engaging with international partners on heritage protection.
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Ukraine's cabinet backs monument to Hetman Mazepa in central Kyiv on site of dismantled Lenin statue
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed a Ministry of Culture proposal to erect a monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv, on the site of the Lenin monument toppled during the Euromaidan in 2013. The initiative was put forward by President Volodymyr Zelensky in June and is being implemented under a presidential decree.