Police foil group trying to steal Banksy mural from Ukraine wall - BBC

A mural by renowned graffiti creator Banksy remains intact aft a radical of radical tried to bargain it from the partition of a war-torn gathering successful Ukraine.

The radical chopped disconnected a conception of committee and plaster bearing the artwork of a pistillate successful a state mask, officials said.

Police said a fig of radical were arrested astatine the country successful Hostomel and the coating has been retrieved.

The graffiti is undamaged and constabulary are protecting it, the politician of Kyiv region, Oleksiy Kuleba, said connected Telegram.

"These images are, aft all, symbols of our conflict against the enemy," helium said. "These are stories astir the enactment and solidarity of the full civilized satellite with Ukraine.

"We'll bash everything to sphere these works of thoroughfare creation arsenic a awesome of our victory."

Police published images of the yellowish partition successful Hostomel, with a ample spot chopped done to the brickwork.

Banksy released video footage of his artwork successful Ukraine past month, showing works that diagnostic radical doing regular tasks connected buildings devastated by shelling successful Ukraine.

The towns successful which the artwork is featured were among the worst deed astatine the commencement of Russia's penetration of Ukraine, including Hostomel, Horenka and Borodyanka.

The footage besides shows a man's manus creating the creation - but successful existent Banksy style, his look is ne'er shown.

One mural shows a gymnast doing a handstand amid debris, successful Borodyanka. Another depicts a Vladimir Putin lookalike being thrown to the level by a kid successful a judo match.

Banksy is 1 of the world's astir celebrated artists, who roseate to fame with stencilled designs astir Bristol successful the aboriginal 1990s, but contempt a worldwide following, the artist's individuality remains unknown.

Often described arsenic "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla thoroughfare artist" has a legion of fans that includes A-list celebrities.

Other Banksy murals, for illustration immoderate successful the UK, person been covered successful integrative sheets to support against harm oregon vandalism.