KYIV, Ukraine — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer and sickle symbol Sunday as officials replaced the Soviet-era ...

Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.

The hammer and sickle on the coat of arms of the USSR is one of the most recognized symbols of Soviet power. The history of its origin is full of secrets and mysteries. Freemasonry, Hinduism, and ...

Ukraine replaces Soviet hammer and sickle with trident on Kyiv monument. Since Russia’s war on Ukraine began, the country has accelerated moves to reclaim the nation’s identity from past ties.

Russian military vehicles are flying Soviet hammer and sickle flags in Ukraine "A majority of Russians continue to say the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a bad thing for their country." ...

Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.

But now, instead of the hammer-and-sickle emblem, the shield features the Ukrainian tryzub, the trident that was adopted as the coat of arms of independent Ukraine on Feb. 19, 1992.

But now, instead of the hammer-and-sickle emblem, the shield features the Ukrainian tryzub, the trident that was adopted as the coat of arms of independent Ukraine on Feb. 19, 1992. Get the ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer-and-sickle symbol on Sunday as officials replaced the ...

(CNN) — Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument in Kyiv, amid a conflict that has seen the country fight to reassert its cultural identity in the face of Russian President ...