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France's Louvre museum takes in and protects Ukrainian art works

Video. France's Louvre Museum takes in and protects Ukrainian art works

Updated: 15/06/2023 - 8:00 GMT+2

Ukrainian art works including precious Byzantine icons have been exfiltrated from Kyiv under great secrecy for a show at France's Louvre Museum titled "The Origins of the Sacred Image"

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