Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv (Kyiv Metro)

Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv (Ukrainian: Площа Українських Героїв, lit.

The station is located deep underground and consists of a central hall with arcades in the walls.

The central hall has been covered with orange-coloured marble and is lit by chandeliers and decorative lamps placed on the walls.

In a May 2022 online poll (with 170,000 respondents) taken during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine voters chose to rename the station to Vasylia Stusa (named after Vasyl Stus)[2] Another choice was Liny Kostenko (named after Lina Kostenko)[3][2] On Friday 13 January 2023 the Kyiv City Council announced the metro station would be renamed.

[4] In a poll organised by them Kyiv residents cast more than 100,000 votes for the renaming of seven city objects, including this and another metro stations.