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Bill McLoughlin

Banksy artwork in Ukraine covered by protective shockproof glass

Banksy artworks in Ukraine have been covered in order to stop any further damage from Russian shelling.

The pieces, believed to have been painted in November, appeared in Kyiv and the surrounding area.

To stop any further damage from Russian attacks, the murals have now been covered by protective glass.

(AP)

One piece showed a man in a bath among the rubble of a destroyed building in Horenka, near Kyiv. Another shows a gymnast performing a ribbon routine in Irpin.

Located in the Bucha region, Horenka was devastated by Russian shelling in the initial weeks of Russia’s invasion.

Borodyanka was also heavily damaged and was the scene of a previous Banksy artwork discovered last November.

The mural depicted a gymnast doing a handstand amid debris while a second, not confirmed by the artist but done in his iconic style, showed a boy throwing a man resembling Vladimir Putin during a judo match.

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