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Renowned graffiti-artist Banksy has unveiled His latest work on a building devastated by shelling in Ukraine.

Banksy posted a picture on Instagram of the artwork, a gymnast doing a handstand amid debris, in Borodyanka.

Murals spotted in and around Ukraine's capital Kyiv had led to speculation The Anonymous artist was working in The War -torn country.

Another, not officially claimed, depicts A Man resembling Vladimir Putin being defeated at Judo by a child.

The Graffiti Artist posted three images of The Gymnast mural in The Wreckage left by Russian shelling, with a caption merely stating " Borodyanka, Ukraine".

Borodyanka was one of the places hardest hit by Russia's bombardment of Ukraine in The Immediate aftermath of the 24 February invasion.

Russian soldiers occupied The Town - located around 30 miles (48km) North West of Ukraine's capital Kyiv - for weeks in The Initial phase of The War , before it was eventually liberated by Ukraine in April.

A second piece in Borodyanka, which has not been confirmed to be by Banksy, depicts A Man resembling Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy. The Russian president is a judo Black Belt and noted admirer of the martial art.

After The Town was recaptured, the Bbc News international editor Jeremy Bowen - a veteran war Correspondent - Said the destruction wrought by The Russian shelling of Borodynaka was the worst he had seen in Ukraine at The Time .

Several witnesses Said that Russian troops stopped attempts to dig survivors out of wrecked buildings, threatening people who wanted to do so At Gunpoint .

Bbc News has also head The Story of a - His Mother , father, brother, grandmother, wife and one-year-old Daughter - in a single Russian strike.

The third artwork that appears to be painted by Banksy shows a female rhythmic gymnast, wearing a neck brace, performing with a ribbon on top of a gaping hole in the side of a building in Irpin.

The Town , which is on The Outskirts of Kyiv , was the by occupying Russian troops.

A fourth work, which also resembles Banksy's signature spray-painted style, portrays Two Children sitting on a metal tank trap and using it as a seesaw spray painted onto a concrete defensive block in Kyiv .

Banksy is one of The World 's most Famous Artists - while also remaining completely anonymous.

He rose to fame with stencilled designs around Bristol in the early 1990s. But over The Years , examples of His work have popped up In Paris , New York and Park City , in Utah

Often described as " elusive" and " secretive" by The Press , the " guerrilla street artist" has a legion of fans that includes A-list celebrities.

Source of news: bbc.com