Alley of Angels in Donetsk
The Alley of Angels in Donetsk, Ukraine is a memorial for children of Donbas killed during the War in Donbas. By the entrance there is an arch made of forged roses interwoven with machine gun casings, a symbol of war, and doves, a symbol of peace. Under the arch there is a granite slab with the names and ages of the killed children. The youngest ones are one year old.[1]
A plaque with the inscription "Alley of Angels" was installed on May 5, 2015, and memorial was unveiled on May 5, 2015. By that date, according to the self-proclaimed DPR children's ombudsman Yana Chepikova, 57 children were killed.[2][better source needed] The arch and the name plaque were installed in August 2015.[3][better source needed] In 2018 the UNICEF Ukraine reported on Twitter that over 140 children were killed or injured by mines during the war.[4] The website 101life.net keeps track of the confirmed cases of the killed children.[5]
On June 1, 2017 a monument to children of Donbas was installed by the Alley. It was created by Russian sculptor Denis Seleznev.[6] The prototype of the monument was Kirill Sidoryuk (September 29, 2001 – August 29, 2014),[7] who was killed while protecting his sister from shelling with his body.[8]
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- ^ "ANGELS. MEMORY OF THE DEAD CHILDREN OF DONBASS", The Sherbrooke Times, November 17, 2019 (original in Russian)
- ^ "Мемориал Аллея Ангелов в Макеевке".
- ^ Донбасс: Линия смерти, comments.ua, September 24, 2015
- ^ @UNICEF_UA (1 October 2018). "Three boys were killed and one was wounded by a mine explosion in Donetsk region, #Ukraine. The presence of mines a…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "ПОГИБШИЕ ДЕТИ ДОНБАССА"
- ^ "В Донецке открыли памятник детям Донбасса", REGNUM, June 2, 2020
- ^ "Кирилл Сидорюк"
- ^ "Ценой собственной жизни I История реального прототипа памятника детям Донбасса"
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Coordinates: 48°1′11.456″N 37°48′48.607″E / 48.01984889°N 37.81350194°E
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