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Starting on February 24, 2022, Russia launched a brutal war against the people of Ukraine, and this war has been ongoing for more than three and a half years. Over the course of this war, 1,046 cultural heritage sites have been destroyed or damaged. Among them, 128 are of national importance, 848 are of local importance, and 70 are newly discovered . The country's infrastructure has been destroyed, and there is practically no city or village that has not been subjected to missile, artillery, or drone attacks in one way or another.

Central market squares are a characteristic feature of many cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Historically, it was formed in such a way that the presence of a market square was a sign of the urban status of a territory. They were laid as perfect geometric forms of the spatial centers of life of citizens, and due to the central location, economic and cultural value, were the core of the city, from which the street network was expanded.