Banksy unveils new artwork on destroyed building in Ukraine
Anonymous artist shares pictures of new artwork on social media
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Your support makes all the difference.Graffiti artist Banksy has appeared to confirm he is in Ukraine as he shared a picture of new artwork on a destroyed building.
The artist shared pictures of his latest piece spray painted on the wall of the war-torn building in Borodyanka, 35 miles from Kyiv.
Pictures posted on his official Instagram shows a woman in a leotard doing a handstand in the painting.
Earlier today, speculation rose that Banksy was working in Ukraine after a painting - which had his artistic style - of a child throwing a man to the floor in a judo outfit was discovered on a demolished building in the same town.
Borodyanka was bombed extensively by Russian airstrikes at the start of the conflict.
Most of the town’s buildings have been destroyed, with residential blocks reduced to giant piles of rubble. Russian troops have since withdrawn from the area.
Another one of what is believed to be Banksy’s works appeared on the side of another destroyed building in the nearby city of Irpin, this time showing a woman in a leotard and a neck brace waving a ribbon.
Banksy has previously travelled into zones of conflict, leaving his mark in Palestine several times.
His first painting appeared on or near a huge wall erected by the Israelis, and in 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of British control in Palestine, he opened a guesthouse called The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem.
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