Ukraine replaced the Soviet Union hammer and sickle on the shield of its massive Motherland Monument with ... An aerial view of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Ukrainian Coat of Arms ...

The Motherland Monument — a 335-foot-tall stainless steel behemoth towering over Ukraine’s capital — was unveiled in 1981 and designed to assert Soviet invincibility.

Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.

Item 1 of 5 Workers mount a Ukrainian national emblem to the shield of the 'Motherland' monument replacing the Soviet one, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a compound of the World War II museum ...

The Motherland Monument is seen after workers removed a Soviet emblem from the shield of the monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Originally Published: August 1, 2023 at 2:28 PM EDT ...

Ukraine's coat of arms is installed on towering Motherland Monument shield in Kyiv - replacing the old hammer and sickle icon. The imposing statue is the centrepiece of Ukraine's national museum ...

The Motherland Monument in Kyiv, lighted in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag. (Viktor Byvshev / National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War) ...

5 Men posing in front of the Motherland Monument during its assembly in March 1981. Construction of the steel-skinned statue began in 1979 and was completed in 1981. 6 The opening ceremony for the ...

Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.

The Motherland Monument, a 335-foot statue of a woman holding a sword and shield, has towered over Kyiv since 1981 as a symbol of the U.S.S.R.’s triumphs during World War II. Workers dismantled ...