Providence Mayor Demands Removal of Iryna Zarutska Mural; “Does Not Reflect Our Values”
1st April 2026
Leftist politicians in Providence, Rhode Island, are erasing the memory of an innocent victim to shield their failed policies on crime and immigration.
The nearly completed mural honoring Iryna Zarutska—the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee brutally murdered on a North Carolina light rail train by a repeat offender—is being removed after pressure from Democrat leaders who called it divisive.
Conservative commentator Benny Johnson broke the story, posting: “Iryna Zarustka mural in Providence, RI, is being removed following protest of it by Mayor Brett Smiley.
UPDATE: City’s Demand to Remove Iryna Zarutska Mural Speaks Volumes About the Left’s ‘Values’