Putin's decree to permanently occupy four regions of Ukraine means thousands of artefacts will become property of Russia

Dating from the ninth to the 13th century, the stelae were once considered sacred

Putin’s international cultural envoy, Mikhail Shvydkoy, says Poland’s request has no legal grounds

“Understandably” no Ukrainian dealers applied to take part in the tenth anniversary edition of the Moscow fair

Founded in 2004, MacDougall's was the first international auction house to have representatives in Moscow and Kyiv

Sunseed Art platform offers downloadable images reflecting 'resistance and resilience'

The International Council of Museums has worked with Interpol to create the list, with border patrols on "high alert" to seize art stolen from Ukrainian museums—but is it too late?

Aleksandr Vasiliev had used a ballpoint pen to draw eyes on the stylised figures in a painting by avant-garde artist Anna Leporskaya

Yevgeny Roizman, who established the Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg, was until yesterday the last prominent opposition politician in Russia to not have been arrested for speaking out against the war

"The Ukrainian Way" was scheduled for 3-11 September with an accompanying auction of physical works and NFTs

Some say the images, alongside First Lady Olena Zelenska, are in poor taste as the battle with Russia continues while others argue it will promote Ukraine's cause

A photograph of the "egg" has yet to be released, leading to heightened speculation

As Russia's war continues, conservation is proving impossible—but heritage groups, priests and volunteers are doing their best to document the destruction

But the artist's mother warns that worst is not over as prosecutors can still appeal for a resentencing

Cultural understanding “cancelled” as Russia withdraws from 1998 memorandum and museums wind down “all direct communications and collaborative work”

Born in the Soviet Union, the artist reflects on how works by her and husband Ilya have taken on new meaning since the war

St. Petersburg museum also announces “a one-year moratorium on exhibitions in Europe and the US”

Works by Oleksandr Bohomazov, priced up to €1.75m, will be presented by James Butterwick and Modernism galleries

The new 1703 contemporary art fair, sponsored by the Kremlin-controlled Gazprom, overlaps exactly with the Swiss fair, which has long been a destination for Russian collectors

Sites are suffering widespread destruction, but a coalition of organisations is working to provide evidence of deliberate targeting by Russian forces

Tsvetkova, who is currently on trial on charges of disseminating pornography, is one of a growing cohort of dissidents to be labeled 'foreign agents'

Aleksandr Shkolnik was added to list of sanctioned individuals by the UK and Australia, and is the first Russian museum director to be targeted

The Russian artist Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov and Ukrainian artist Pavlo Grazhdanskij are currently residents at ISCP in Brooklyn thanks to sponsorship from the collective AES+F

Alekhina has been arrested six times in the past year for protesting against Putin and the Kremlin

The artist, who has widely been accused of being a fascist, believes that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will free the country from "a Nazi dictatorship”

Artists and dealers have donated works to the online auction raising money for the International Rescue Committee in Ukraine

A curator at the Melitopol Museum of Local History has also been kidnapped, according to local reports

Fleeing the war with Russia, hundreds of artists have headed to the Zakarpattia region in the west of the country

In April and May, the auction house will sell works to support the World Monuments Fund, Médecins Sans Frontières and CORE, the relief organisation founded by Sean Penn

Politicians said it mocked a monument to the Battle of Stalingrad during the Second World War