Road outside Russian Embassy in London renamed 'Kyiv Road'

A road in Westminster has been renamed Kyiv Road to mark the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army.

Report informs via the BBC that the new address will cover a stretch of Bayswater Road that is only a short distance from the Russian embassy.

Labour councillor Adam Hug, leader of Westminster City Council made the pledge to rename a Westminster street to mark the Russia-Ukraine war on taking office in May 2022.

He said the request for a new road name came from the Ukrainian community itself, adding that "Westminster is home to Ukrainians displaced by the war, and our residents have opened their hearts and their doors to those fleeing Putin's war machine."

He said the council wanted to "show the people of Ukraine that their struggle has a visible place in our city" and the name change was part of a "long tradition" in London to mark "momentous points or figures in history".

The change of street name was paid for from existing ward budgets at no additional cost to residents.