A group of police try to steal a mural of Banksy on a Ukrainian wall

Street artist Banksy's work is seen wrapped up after city guards and police arrested criminals, who tried to rob him in the city of Hostomel, Kyiv region, UkraineImage source, Reuters
By Emily McGarveyBBC News

A mural by renowned graffiti artist Banksy remains intact after a group of people tried to steal it from the wall of a war-torn building in Ukraine.

The group cut a section of board and plaster bearing the artwork of a woman wearing a gas mask, officials said. been recovered.

It was one of many works created by the anonymous British artist in Ukraine last month.

The graffiti is intact and the police are protecting it, Kyiv region governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram.

"These images are, after all, symbols of our struggle against the enemy," he said. "These are stories about the support and solidarity of...

A group of police try to steal a mural of Banksy on a Ukrainian wall
Street artist Banksy's work is seen wrapped up after city guards and police arrested criminals, who tried to rob him in the city of Hostomel, Kyiv region, UkraineImage source, Reuters
By Emily McGarveyBBC News

A mural by renowned graffiti artist Banksy remains intact after a group of people tried to steal it from the wall of a war-torn building in Ukraine.

The group cut a section of board and plaster bearing the artwork of a woman wearing a gas mask, officials said. been recovered.

It was one of many works created by the anonymous British artist in Ukraine last month.

The graffiti is intact and the police are protecting it, Kyiv region governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram.

"These images are, after all, symbols of our struggle against the enemy," he said. "These are stories about the support and solidarity of...

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