Ukraine needs nearly $9 billion to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry, UN agency says

Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry.

The country's interlinked culture and tourism sector have lost over $19 billion in revenue during the war that started two years ago .

The agency said the fighting has damaged 341 cultural sites across Ukraine at a cost of $3.5 billion .

UNESCO strongly condemned a “brazen attack carried out by the Russian forces” against historic buildings in the center of Odesa .