Banksy visited Ukraine: the street artist confirmed on Instagram his authorship of the graffiti on the destroyed house in Borodyanka

By: Elena Shcherban | 12.11.2022, 11:56

The famous British anonymous street artist Banksy visited Ukraine and left behind graffiti on the ruins of an apartment building.

Here's What We Know

Banksy posted some photos on his Instagram account, thus confirming his authorship. The graffiti depicts a girl gymnast. The drawing appeared on the wall of a destroyed house in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, which was particularly hard hit during the first weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

This is the artist's first known work after the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

By the way, there are some more graffiti on the ruins of buildings in Irpen and Borodyanka, but Banksy has not yet confirmed that these are his works.

Source: Banksy
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