diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fa5c54cfeb..51e3e33a983 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 <img src="https://github.com/openmage/magento-lts/actions/workflows/unit-tests.yml/badge.svg" alt="Unit Tests workflow badge" />
 </p>
 
-<img src="skin/adminhtml/default/default/images/flag-ua.svg?raw=true" width="20" align="top" alt=""> Stop russian war. **Free Ukraine!** ([Read more](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine))
-
 # Magento - Long Term Support
 
 This repository is the home of an **unofficial** community-driven project. It's goal is to be a dependable alternative
diff --git a/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/notification/toolbar.phtml b/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/notification/toolbar.phtml
index cf072655de3..b523dc6aa90 100644
--- a/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/notification/toolbar.phtml
+++ b/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/notification/toolbar.phtml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
  * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php  Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
  */
 ?>
-
-<div class="notification-global ua">
-    Stop russian war. <strong>Free Ukraine!</strong>
-    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" onclick="this.target='_blank';"><?php echo $this->__('Read details') ?></a>
-</div>
-
 <?php
 /**
  * @var $this Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Notification_Toolbar
diff --git a/skin/adminhtml/default/default/boxes.css b/skin/adminhtml/default/default/boxes.css
index 2ddf2b6b99d..9523fe1fdf3 100644
--- a/skin/adminhtml/default/default/boxes.css
+++ b/skin/adminhtml/default/default/boxes.css
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ ul.tabs-horiz li a.active       { border-bottom:1px solid #fff; background:#fff;
 /* MESSAGES
 *******************************************************************************/
 .notification-global { padding:5px 27px 5px 47px; background:#fff9e9 url(images/error_msg_icon.gif) 27px 5px no-repeat; border-bottom:1px solid #eee2be; border-top:1px solid #eee2be; font-size:11px; line-height:16px; margin:0 0 -3px; color:#444; position:relative; }
-.notification-global.ua { background:#fff9e9 url(images/flag-ua.svg) 28px 5px no-repeat; background-size: 14px; }
 .notification-global-notice { background-image:url(images/note_msg_icon.gif); }
 .notification-global .label { color:#eb5e00; }
 .notification-global .clickable { cursor:pointer; }
diff --git a/skin/adminhtml/default/default/images/flag-ua.svg b/skin/adminhtml/default/default/images/flag-ua.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8242d80c28d..00000000000
--- a/skin/adminhtml/default/default/images/flag-ua.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 540 540">
-<rect width="540" height="270" fill="#005BBB"/>
-<rect width="540" height="270" y="270" fill="#FFD500"/>
-</svg>