French graffiti legend spray paints 'smiles and humanity' on Ukraine walls

Paris-based Christian Guemy, known as C215, paints one of his works next to a metro station and food market that were badly damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 1. Photo: AFP

Paris-based graffiti legend C215 puts the final touches on a blue and yellow portrait of a young girl on a Kyiv bus shelter, a colourful contrast with the badly damaged buildings nearby.

"It's a sign of support," says the energetic 48-year-old, spray can in hand. "If this can bring a little smile or a bit of humanity in a difficult situation, then I'm satisfied."