Monument Belarusians who died for Ukraine

Monument to Belarusians who died for Ukraine in Kiev is the memorial sign dedicated to the Belarusians who died during the events at Euromaidan and Russian-Ukrainian war. Memorial was opened on March 28, 2016. It located on the building number 22 on the Belarusian street in Kiev.

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The monument is made in the colors of the national flag of Belarus (White-red-white) and includes an image of the Belarusian national emblem "Pahonia" (Pursuit).

At the memorial sign posted the names and photos of three persons:

• Mikhail Zhyzneuski, who died during the Revolution of Dignity from a bullet;
• Alexander Charkashyn, who fought in the "Belarus" tactical group and was killed in Donbas in August 2015 during Anti-Terrorist Operation;
• Vitaly Tsilizhenko, who fought in the "Belarus" tactical group and was killed in Donbas in August 2015 during Anti-Terrorist Operation.

The author of the monument is Gleb Grzhabovski. The sculptor's son was killed during the Battle of Donetsk Airport. Gleb Grzhabovski agreed to participate in the project as a volunteer.

External links

• У КИЄВІ ВІДКРИЛИ ПАМ'ЯТНИК БІЛОРУСАМ, ЯКІ ЗАГИНУЛИ НА МАЙДАНІ ТА В АТО // Channel 5, Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
• Мэмарыяльны знак беларусам, якія загінулі за Ўкраіну, адкрыты ў Кіеве // svaboda.org (in Belarusian)
• В Киеве появился знак памяти белорусам-героям // belaruspartisan.org (in Russian)