Kharkiv’s Monument to Taras Shevchenko Protected by Sandbags

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 Maria Adeeva on Saturday shows people stacking sandbags around the monument, located in Kharkiv’s Shevchenko City Garden. Credit: Maria Adeeva via Storyful

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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 Maria Adeeva on Saturday shows people stacking sandbags around the monument, located in Kharkiv’s Shevchenko City Garden. Credit: Maria Adeeva via Storyful