A woman from Kherson in Canada discovered her father's paintings at an occupiers' exhibition under a different name: "It wounded me to my core."

Russians have made headlines again by stealing paintings from a Ukrainian artist and claiming them as their own. This time, the story spread across the Internet after a woman from Kherson, now living in Canada, recorded an emotional video on TikTok, in which she recognized her father's paintings at an exhibition in occupied Kherson. The video garnered over 1.5 million views within a day.

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In the video, the young woman, who did not disclose her father's name, explained that the paintings displayed by the Russians at a propaganda exhibition under the name of a certain Antonina Moroz were actually her father's works that had been stolen.

"These are paintings from my home. My father created and painted them. They simply stole our paintings, broke into our house, and took everything. I understand that this is just absurd. It's not just that it affected me – it shattered me and hurt me to my core. I hope they get a chance to return everything," – she said, bursting into tears.

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User reactions were intense. Many expressed sympathy for the young woman, but there were also provocations and accusations against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the comments, likely made by Russian bots.

However, the woman from Kherson was undeterred and recorded a second video, showing photos of her apartment before the occupation, proving that the paintings truly belonged to her father.

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The woman runs a blog called "Khersonka in Canada," where she shares her immigration story and life in a new country. Her video about the stolen paintings has attracted attention not only from Ukrainians but also from Russians, serving as further evidence that Russians continue to loot and distort culture on Ukrainian soil.