Section of street near building of Russian Embassy in London was renamed Kyiv Road

Basuoter-Road Street, located opposite the building of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in London, was renamed Kiev Road.

According to the Council of the London District Westminster, due to the anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, a replacement of tablets with the name of the street will be replaced.

The head of the council Adam Hag, in May, announced his intention to rename one of the streets of the district as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. As noted in the statement of the Council, this was done at the request of representatives of the Ukrainian community of Westminster. The street of the street about 25 m long was called Kyiv Road – in writing corresponding to the pronunciation of the name of the city in Ukrainian.

“This is only a small section of the road, but we want to show the people of Ukraine that in our city they do not forget about the struggle that he is conducting, – said Hag.“ Toponyms throughout London have changed many decades to celebrate important moments in history or The role of certain figures, so that Kiev -Road is part of this ancient tradition. “