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Banksy unveils graffiti art in Ukraine town bombed by Russia

By Jeff MacDonald, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Jeff MacDonald, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

World-famous graffiti artist Banksy unveiled his latest mural in a war-torn Ukrainian city in an Instagram post.

The British street artist posted a picture of a gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble in Borodianka. The town, located northwest of Kyiv, was heavily bombed in March, according to the Washington Post.

Additional murals have been spotted around the city but have not yet been claimed by the street artist.

>>Photos: Graffiti, likely by Banksy, appears all over war-torn city in Ukraine

According to The Guardian, Borodianka was one of the hardest-hit cities and has been the focus of reconstruction efforts.

Banksy’s identity has never been officially revealed. The BBC reported that he is noted for a series of satirical graffiti pieces that appeared on buildings in the United Kingdom.

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Key Infrastructure Attacked, Leaving Kyiv With Further Power And Water Outages KVIY, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 12: Street art of two children is painted on blocks of concrete in Independence Square on November 12th 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. A military roadblock made of steel girders, often referred to as hedgehogs, used to sit between the children, giving the appearance that the children were playing on a seesaw. On November 11 2022, the artist Banksy announced that he had made similar art work in Borodyanka, also in Kyiv region. Electricity and heating outages across Ukraine caused by missile and drone strikes to energy infrastructure have added urgency to preparations for winter. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images) (Ed Ram/Getty Images)

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