The replica of Michelangelo's David in
Piazza della Signoria in Florence has been draped in black as a
sign of mourning for those killed in the Ukraine war.
Florence Mayor Dario Nardella and representatives of the Tuscan
city's Ukrainian community on Sunday attached the Ukrainian flag
and yellow and blue ribbons to the shroud.
"Today we want to recall Michelangelo on the day of his birth,
March 6, with this gesture which is a gesture of mourning and
pain," said Nardella.
"It is a very strong gesture of mourning to remember the
thousands and thousands of victims who have been counted in
these days.
"Civilian victims in Kyiv and all the other Ukrainian cities,
but soldiers too".
Nardella went on: "We also want to remember the Russian
soldiers, the young Russian soldiers sent in by Putin and his
government to die for a mad, unjust and incomprehensible war.
"David is a symbol of liberty. And David fighting Goliath is the
Ukraine people fighting for freedom.
"We are close to the Ukrainians because for us they are
Michelangelo's David fighting against the tyranny of Goliath".
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