Feb. 25 (UPI) — Ukrainian officers have put in shock-proof covers over a number of Banksy murals in Kyiv, the area’s navy administration introduced.

Workers put in clear polycarbonate sheets over the murals on Wednesday to guard them from “vandals and adverse weather conditions” within the area, the Kyiv Regional Military Administration introduced in a news release.

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Banksy, the notorious British road artist who has remained nameless for many years, unveiled new work stenciled on the edges of shelling-damaged buildings in Ukraine in November amid Russia’s battle with the nation.

Later that month, the Kyiv Regional Military Administration held a public meeting to debate tips on how to defend the most recent graffiti within the settlements of Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin and Gorenka close to Kyiv.

Police in Ukraine later foiled an attempt to steal one of the works, an outline of lady sporting a gasoline masks and holding a hearth extinguisher. Eight folks have been arrested after they have been caught making an attempt to chop the picture from the wall of the constructing.

The protecting sheeting was put in Wednesday by the corporate Ajax System, which additionally put in wi-fi safety techniques across the works with “round-the-clock” monitoring.

“From now on, any attempts to steal or damage the drawings will be instantly responded to by a fast security team. The drawings will be under protection until the question of their museumification is finally resolved,” the information launch reads.

Oleg Torkunov, an official with the navy administration, stated that the Banksy works now have a “cultural and historical significance for the country.”