Banksy artwork appears in Ukrainian artillery-damaged building – National

Renowned graffiti artist Banksy unveiled a new mural on Friday on the side of a destroyed building in Borodhanka, a Ukrainian town that was heavily shelled early in the war and then occupied by Russian forces.

The anonymous artist, known for his often political guerrilla-style street art, has published new work on social media, but the photos suggest other Banksy works may be in Ukraine that the artist did not immediately disclose. indicates that there is

In an Instagram post, Banksy shared a photo of artwork depicting a young gymnast doing a handstand while balancing on a pile of concrete debris.

According to Reuters, a second mural was found in Borodzhanka in Banksy’s signature spray-painting style, but the artist did not share the work on social media. This artwork depicts a judo spar between a small child and a man. A firmly planted child flips a larger man over his head. This is a scene similar to the story of David and Goliath in the Bible.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who holds a black belt in judo, has not been shy about his public love for judo. Reuters wrote that “the symbolism of the work was unmistakable.”

In March, Russia targeted the sleepy commuter village of Borodhanka with a series of missiles and a powerful FAB-250 bomb. These are designed to destroy large military targets that never existed in small towns.

As Russian troops advanced through the town towards Kyiv, the skyscraper was torn in two by the force of the explosion. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova reported more than 120 deaths and deemed the situation in Borodhanka the worst in the region in terms of civilian casualties.

Russian soldiers occupied the town for several weeks until Ukraine liberated it in April. 200 buildings were completely or partially destroyed.

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A third unidentified Banksy work has been found near the site of the infamous massacre of hundreds of civilians on the outskirts of Kyiv, according to a BBC report. This piece, found near Irpin, shows a rhythmic gymnast wearing a neck brace that she performs using ribbons. Balanced.

Irpin is on the doorstep of Kyiv and was a deadly Russian occupied territory when troops swept the region in March. The BBC reports that about 290 civilians have died, many of whom were shot dead by Russian forces during his month-long terror in the southwestern part of the town, an eyewitness said. .

An unidentified fourth piece was found north of Irpin in the Hostomel district of the Kyiv region. The mural depicts a person wearing a dressing gown with hair curlers, wearing a gas mask and holding a fire extinguisher. A man standing on an abandoned chair was spray painted onto the mustard-his-yellow walls of a demolished building.

A fifth possible Banksy mural was discovered in Kyiv, depicting two children sitting on a concrete barricade known as the “Hedgehog” used as an anti-tank vehicle. Children sit at different heights to give the impression of using his concrete slab as a seesaw.

Aside from posting on social media, the elusive artist has not publicly commented on the multiple artworks scattered across the war-torn country.

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