In the city of Irpin, Kyiv region, a house on which one of the graffiti of the anonymous British artist Banksy is located is being demolished. The drawing will be dismantled and saved.
On April 24, the mayor of Irpin, Oleksandr Markushin, announced this on the air of the telethon.
They say it about the graffiti, which depicts a gymnast — she is standing on a hole from a projectile hitting a house, the address is Severynivska Street, 158.
"We will then see whether [to leave the drawing] in this place or whether it will be moved. We want to save this image painted by Banksy. Perhaps there will be an art object near the house. We will do everything possible to leave it," said the mayor of Irpen, Oleksandr Markushyn, on the air of the national telethon on Monday afternoon.
- In February, it became known that a wireless Ajax security system was installed at Banksyʼs works in Borodyanka, Irpin and Horenka. From now on, the security team will respond to any attempts to steal or damage the drawings.
- Banksyʼs works appeared in Ukrainian cities in the fall of 2022. On December 2 , a resident of Kyiv decided to cut Banksyʼs graffiti "Woman in a gas mask" from the wall of a destroyed house in Hostomel, and then sell it. A man was arrested after he cut up the graffiti and wrapped it in plastic wrap. However, he did not have time to load the work into the car — the police showed up.