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In Ukraine, a new work by Banksy emerges from the ruins of Borodyanka Fox News

A new black and white stencil has taken up residence on a collapsed building, in the middle of a field of ruin. Those from Ukraine, this time. British artist Banksy on Friday unveiled a new work made in the town of Borodyanka, 60 kilometers from kyiv. Occupied by Russia from February to April, the town had been ravaged by fighting from the first days of the invasion.

Painted in stencil on the wall of a building destroyed by bombardments, the work represents a young gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble. An image of the fragile balance of resurgent life in Borodyanka, which like other localities such as Irpin or Boutcha, must gradually reconnect with a semblance of normality after having been the scene of violent clashes and war crimes .

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A second work also made in the style of Banksy but for the time being unclaimed was also discovered in the middle of a ruined building in Borodyanka. It represents a man being thrown to the ground by a child judoka. A symbol of David’s fight against Goliath, coupled with a nod to Russian President Vladimir Putin, himself a judo lover.

“It’s a historic moment for our country, because people like Banksy and other famous people come here and show the world what Russia has done to us,” said Alina Mazur, 31, at the scene. Reuters news agency. “It is a symbol of our unshakeable resistance, of the unshakeable resistance of our country”, abounded for AFP Oleksi Savochka, a 32-year-old Ukrainian, reacting to the publication made by Banksy on Instagram, about his gymnast.

A number of Banksy-style stenciled drawings have appeared in and around Kyiv recently, suggesting the artist may be working in the region. A third stencil drawing, which Banksy has not confirmed to be the author, was spotted in Irpin, another heavily bombed locality that has become emblematic of the suburbs of kyiv.

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