A chronological overview of exhibitions and public presentations of the Ashes of War sculpture series
• The Holy Mandylion
○ St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Kyiv — May 2026
A Sacred Image Forged from the Remnants of War →
• The Fate of a Soldier
○ Central House of Officers, Kyiv — On permanent display, 2026
A Human Presence Formed from the Material of War →
• The Cross of Peace and The Holy Mandylion
○ Skaistkalne Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Latvia — 2026
As part of a major European tour: Riga, Warsaw, Vatican City, Paris, London
A Monument Forged from the Ashes of War →
• Allah al-Akbar
○ Islamic Cultural Center, Kyiv — 2026
○ London Central Mosque — 2026
As part of a tour of the Arab world: Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Doha
A Contemporary Masterpiece Created in Honour of the Divine Name →
• The Holy Mandylion
○ Ukrinform, Kyiv — 10 July 2025
Video report →
○ Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Borodyanka, Kyiv Region — 9 July 2025
• The Cross of Peace with the Golden Crucifix
A nationwide tour across Ukraine
○ Kharkiv — 5 March 2025
○ Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Region — 4 March 2025
○ Basilian Monastery of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Pidhirtsi, Lviv Region — 14–15 February 2025
Consecration Ceremony (Video) →
○ Vinnytsia — 12–13 February 2025
○ Ivano-Frankivsk — 9–10 February 2025
○ Boryspil’, Kyiv Region — 7–8 February 2025
○ Brovary, Kyiv Region — 30–31 January 2025
○ Rzhyshchiv, Kyiv Region — 25–26 January 2025
○ Velyki Pritsky, Kyiv Region — 25 January 2025
○ Kagarlyk, Kyiv Region — 23 January 2025
• State Emblem of Ichkeria
○ Representative Office of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kyiv — On permanent display
○ International Conference of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kyiv — 24 February 2024
• The Great Coat of Arms of Ukraine
○ Ukrinform, Kyiv — 2 November 2023
Video report →
○ St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Kyiv — 1 November 2023
Consecration Ceremony (Video) →
• The Magnificent Eagle of Albania
○ Ukrinform, Kyiv — 2 November 2023
Video report →
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