Ukrainian trident mounted on Mother Ukraine monument

The Ukrainian coat of arms was installed on the Mother Ukraine monument (formerly Mother Motherland – ed.) in Kyiv to replace the dismantled Soviet emblem on the morning of 6 August.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda

Details: The trident was transported to the monument on the evening of 5 August. However, due to the impossibility of fixing the coat of arms in the dark, the mounting work was postponed until the morning.

The work on installing the coat of arms on Mother Ukraine was completed this morning.

Previously: On Tuesday, 1 August, the Soviet coat of arms was entirely removed from the Mother Ukraine monument.

The work on replacing the Soviet emblem with the Ukrainian trident should be finalised by Independence Day, 24 August.

For reference: Mother Ukraine is the tallest monumental sculpture in Europe. Built in 1981, it is located on the territory of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II.

Dismantling the Soviet coat of arms on the Mother Ukraine monument is part of the Trident of the Motherland project. The project was launched in 2022.

Background: In July 2022, Diia, a service of e-governance in Ukraine, conducted a survey. Back then, 85% of respondents supported replacing the USSR coat of arms with the Ukrainian trident.

The Trident of the Motherland project costs UAH 28 million [roughly US$765,000]. However, public funds were not used for its implementation since private investors and various contributors fund it.

Recently, the Mother Ukraine monument will reportedly not only have its coat of arms changed to the Ukrainian trident but will also be renamed.