Sandbags Cover Taras Shevchenko Monument in Kharkiv to Protect Against Shelling

Storyful
2 年前

A monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv was covered with sandbags on Saturday, March 26, to protect it from Russian shelling.

Shevchenko was a 19th century poet, writer, and artist who became an important figure in the Ukrainian National Revival, according to the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Video filmed by Suspilne Kharkiv shows locals filling sandbags and placing them around the monument. Credit: Suspilne Kharkiv via Storyful