Ukraine's Motherland monument gets a makeover

Work has begun to remove a Soviet-era hammer and sickle emblem on Kyiv's Motherland monument.

It will be replaced by a tryzub (a three-pronged emblem of Ukraine), with the works set to be completed by Ukraine's Independence Day on 24 August.

The BBC's James Waterhouse visited the scene.

Producer: Aakriti Thapar - Camera: Rob Taylor/Reuters