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Vandalized Memorial Murals of Iryna Zarutska

This is a two-panel collage showing two separate public memorial murals dedicated to Iryna Zarutska that have been vandalized: 1. **Top Panel**: A large outdoor mural of a woman with light brown hair against a pink-blue sky backdrop. Black spray paint overlays her face with the text "PLEASE VANDALIZE THIS". A pedestrian walks past on a snow-dusted sidewalk. 2. **Bottom Panel**: A smaller mural of Iryna Zarutska (with gray hair) on a blue wall. Her face is defaced with pink scribbles over her eyes, and additional graffiti covers the text below her portrait, which originally reads "IRYNA ZARUTSKA RETURN... End Mourning...". A broken heart graphic is painted to the right of the portrait.
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Memorials of Iryna Zarutska keep getting vandalised

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This is a two-panel collage showing two separate public memorial murals dedicated to Iryna Zarutska that have been vandalized:
1. Top Panel: A large outdoor mural of a woman with light brown hair against a pink-blue sky backdrop. Black spray paint overlays her face with the text "PLEASE VANDALIZE THIS". A pedestrian walks past on a snow-dusted sidewalk.
2. Bottom Panel: A smaller mural of Iryna Zarutska (with gray hair) on a blue wall. Her face is defaced with pink scribbles over her eyes, and additional graffiti covers the text below her portrait, which originally reads "IRYNA ZARUTSKA RETURN... End Mourning...". A broken heart graphic is painted to the right of the portrait.

Origin notes

This image originates from the social media platform 9Gag, where it was shared with the original title "Memorials of Iryna Zarutska keep getting vandalised". It is a user-created collage of real-world photographs documenting the repeated defacement of public memorial murals for Iryna Zarutska, shared to highlight the ongoing vandalism of these tributes.

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