Alley of Angels

The Alley of Angels in Donetsk, Ukraine is a memorial for children of Donbas killed during the War in Donbas. At the entrance there is an arch made of forged roses interwoven with machine gun ammunition 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.

Alley of Angels
Ukraine
Memorial arch and plaque of the Alley of Angels
For child casualties of the War in Donbass
EstablishedMay 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
Location
Lenin Komsomol Park of Culture and Leisure, Donetsk, Ukraine

A plaque with the inscription "Alley of Angels" was installed on May 5, 2015, and memorial was unveiled on May 5, 2015. The arch and the name plaque were installed in August 2015.[1] In 2018 the UNICEF Ukraine reported on Twitter that over 140 children were killed or injured by mines during the war.[2]

On June 1, 2017 a monument to children of Donbas was installed by the Alley. It was created by Russian sculptor Denis Seleznev.[3] The model for the monument was Kirill Sidoryuk (September 29, 2001 – August 29, 2014),[4] who was killed while protecting his sister from shelling with his body.[5]

References
  1. "Донбасс: Линия смерти". comments.ua (in Russian). September 24, 2015.
  2. @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.
  3. "В Донецке открыли памятник детям Донбасса", REGNUM, June 2, 2020
  4. "Кирилл Сидорюк" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  5. "Ценой собственной жизни I История реального прототипа памятника детям Донбасса" (in Russian).

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