While Russian armed forces target and destroy Ukraine’s cultural heritage with missiles, rockets, and artillery, Kyiv’s developers are bulldozing historic buildings right in the city center.

Workers install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the shield in the hand of the country's tallest stature, the Motherland Monument, after the Soviet coat of arms was removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday ...

The Motherland Monument, a 335-foot statue of a woman holding a sword and shield, has towered over Kyiv since 1981 as a symbol of the U.S.S.R.’s triumphs during World War II. Workers dismantled ...

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday dismantled a huge Soviet-era monument in the centre of Kyiv meant to symbolise friendship between Russia and Ukraine, ...

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 People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

“This reminds us once again of the war,” said Polina Chebotareva, 19, a law student, walking past Khmelnytsky. She said she feels “pain” when she looks at the city’s covered monuments.

The city of Kyiv on Tuesday dismantled a Soviet-era monument that symbolized unity between Ukraine and Russia for 40 years. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko shared a video on his Telegram page of ...

Workers remove the Soviet Coat of Arms from the shield in the hand of the country’s tallest statue, the Motherland Monument, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Ukraine is accelerating e… ...