Ukraine has torn down the Soviet hammer and sickle from a towering WWII commemoration statue in the heart of , the latest show of defiance amid 's invasion. Standing a whopping 335ft and weighing some 560 tonnes, the 'Motherland' statue depicts an imposing woman - known colloquially as 'Baba', or 'Grandma' - holding a shield and sword aloft above her head as she surveys the nation's capital with a prideful, protective gaze.Built in 1981, the incredible monument is the centrepiece of Ukraine's National Museum of the , paying tribute to the millions of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who gave their lives in the fight against Nazi 's fearsome Wehrmacht.
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