Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.

KYIV, Ukraine — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer and sickle symbol Sunday as officials replaced the Soviet-era ...

In countries that fell under Soviet occupation, like Czechoslovakia after 1968, it is widely regarded as a symbol of oppression. The hammer-and-sickle symbols on the memorial have been damaged ...

The memorial is a national cultural heritage site, and the work will include the restoration of moulded elements and stone plaques, including the long-criticised communist-era hammer-and-sickle ...