War-themed murals in Kyiv honour Ukraine’s fallen soldiers

The phenomenon of vivid street paintings brightening the drab grey walls of apartment buildings is not new in Ukraine.

A mural on an apartment building wall depicts Ukrainian volunteer soldier Maksym Yalovtsov, 32, in Kyiv. Yalovtsov, call-sign Regbist (rugby player), a wrestling coach and Dynamo Kyiv ultras, was killed in a battle with the Russian troops in 2022. Photo / AP

Image 1 of 12: A mural on an apartment building wall depicts Ukrainian volunteer soldier Maksym Yalovtsov, 32, in Kyiv. Yalovtsov, call-sign Regbist (rugby player), a wrestling coach and Dynamo Kyiv ultras, was killed in a battle with the Russian troops in 2022. Photo / AP

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