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Graffiti artist Banksy has appeared to confirm he is in Ukraine as he shared a photo of new artwork on a damaged building. The artist shared photos of his latest piece spray painted on the wall of the war-torn building in Borodyanka, 35 miles from Kyiv. Photos posted on his official Instagram show a woman in a thong handstand on the painting. Earlier today, speculation grew that Banksy was working in Ukraine after a painting – which featured his artistic style – of a child throwing a man to the floor in a judo outfit was discovered in a collapsed building in the same city. Graffiti of a child throwing a man to the floor in judo clothes (Getty Images) Borodyanka was extensively bombed by Russian airstrikes at the start of the conflict. Most of the city’s buildings have been destroyed, with residential blocks reduced to giant piles of rubble. Russian troops have been withdrawn from the area. Another of what is believed to be Banksy’s works appeared on the side of another damaged building in the nearby town of Irpin, this time showing a woman with a cord and a neck brace waving a ribbon. Graffiti of a woman with a cord and a neck brace waving a ribbon can be seen on the wall of a damaged building in Irpin (Getty Images) Banksy has previously traveled to conflict zones, leaving his mark in Palestine several times. His first painting appeared on or near a massive wall erected by the Israelis, and in 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of British control of Palestine, he opened a guest house called The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem.
