Former director of Mariupol museum suspected of handing over stolen paintings to Russian occupation authorities (opens original article in a new tab)

The former director of Mariupol's local history museum is suspected of handing over stolen paintings to Russian occupation authorities, with the artworks now listed in Russian cultural registers.

• Former Mariupol museum director suspected of transferring stolen paintings to Russian authorities
• Five paintings by notable artists were taken at the start of the war and listed in Russian cultural registers
• Ukraine has documented over 2,300 stolen cultural objects since the war began