The Russians have stopped ancient swords in Ukraine: the thieves were caught in the USA

The Scythian Scythian Swords, Polovtsian sabers and axes, the Russians tried to export to the United States from the territory of the Russian Federation, but got into the hands of American customs officers and border guards Ukraine returned cultural values ​​that the Russians tried to import in the United States last September last year. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine reports about it.

Yesterday, March 10, an official ceremony of cultural and historical values ​​was held at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. The artifacts detained American border guards when trying to illegally import them from the Russian Federation. Among the returned artifacts: swords of the Scythian culture of the VI-V centuries. BC, Kielnya grinded ax was dated to the III millennium BC, Polovtsian sabers of the ancient Russian state of the XI-XII centuries. etc.

"In Russia, there is a long-standing tradition to assign for itself what it does not belong to it. Together with the Ukrainian territory, the same applies to our cultural tangible and intangible heritage, which is now looting by the occupiers. Operation, "said the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova. In the future, the issue of transportation to the territory of Ukraine will be resolved.