The Hostomel settlement military administration has appealed to residents and parents: children have been taking and moving Ukrainian soldiers' unit patches on the memorial installation dedicated to the defence of Hostomel airport. Some of them have disappeared.
This was reported by the community administration.
Every patch on the stele was left by defenders of Kyiv region. Behind each one stand particular people, their service, their combat record and the memory of their comrades.
For veterans of the anti-terrorist operation, the joint forces operation and the full-scale war, these insignia carry a special value, the administration stressed.
The community asked parents to talk with their children — to explain why places of memory matter and why the symbols of Ukrainian soldiers deserve respect.
If a child has brought someone else's patch home, they are asked to return it to the monument.
The installation was unveiled only the day before. Its design assumes open access: any soldier can come and leave their own insignia.
The space was created so that future generations know the history of their community and remember those who defended it, the administration said.
As a reminder, the installation with the slab from the Hostomel airfield was unveiled on 25 August.
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