In Kiev today a monument to Taras Shevchenko was washed. Postament and inscriptions were washed with a special shampoo, and the monument itself with clean water under great pressure. Experts have tried to wash away the dust of decades, but do not damage the noble greenish coating. The granite pedestal was also coated with a protective emulsion.

According to local authorities, in the whole history the monument of Shevchenko was washed only once - 15 years ago. "We have planned two more monuments until May. The monument to Grushevsky is not far off nearby, but Lysenko on the Opera Square should be washed well, "said the head of Shevchenkivsky district state administration.