By Tobias Carroll While the loss of art, buildings and public spaces pales next to the loss of human life, with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, some institutions are rushing to protect the country’s cultural sites from destruction. Earlier this month, UNESCO revealed that it has been working with authorities in Ukraine to “mark cultural sites and monuments with the distinctive ‘Blue Shield’ emblem of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.” UNESCO specifically mentioned Saint-Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the city cent…