Hermitage Museum Cancels Archaeological Expeditions in Crimea - The Moscow Times

The State Hermitage Museum has canceled all of its archaeological expeditions in annexed Crimea after Kremlin-backed authorities declared a state of emergency due to ongoing Ukrainian attacks and an acute fuel shortage. “The expeditions are being postponed until the situation improves,” Alexander Butyagin, head of the museum’s archaeology department, told the state-run news agency TASS on Monday. “It’s too difficult to organize normal operations right now.” According to media outlets in St.

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