Monument to the Defenders of the Motherland's Borders of All Generations

Near the Golden Gate, opposite the building of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, where there was an impregnable defensive rampart for several centuries, a monument to border guards was installed in 2004. It stands in the center of a small Alley of Border Glory. The monument is made in the form of a Cossack rider, who has risen in the horse’s stirrups (which, due to the sculptor’s mistake, were not reproduced in the sculpture), drawn his sabre and gazes into the distance, ready to enter into battle with any hostile stranger.

5 months were spent on the monument’s creation. In making the composition, the authors were helped by soldiers from a military unit in Bortnychi. In 2018, a time capsule was laid near the monument for future border guards.

Interesting facts:

• This is the first monument to border guards in Ukraine.
• In creating the sculpture, the sculptor made a mistake in the proportions, so it seems that the rider is more likely on a pony than on a horse. 
• The monument is 7.5 m high, and the weight of the granite pedestal is 14 t. 
• The authors of the monu