In the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, the monument to the Russian empress Catherine the Great has been demolished. Citizens had previously carried out a corresponding petition. In protest against the war, monuments to the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin and to Russian generals such as Alexander Suvorov have already been demolished in Ukraine.
Even the national poet Alexander Pushkin was affected. Streets reminiscent of the Soviet past or Russian personalities are also renamed. In the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, the monument to the Russian empress Catherine the Great has now been hit. The deputy head of the presidential office in Kiev, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, welcomed the action and published photos of the demolition on his Telegram channel on Thursday night. In the end, only the empty plinth on the central square remained. The statue was transported on a truck.
Catherine II is revered in Russia to this day
Catherine II, known as the Great, was born Sophie August Frederike von Anhalt Zerbst and ascended the Russian throne in the 18th century. She is still worshiped in many parts of Russia, especially in St. Petersburg. Under her leadership, Russian troops captured the Black Sea coastline in front of the Kremlin. On their orders, Odessa was founded in 1794 as a port city. The demolition of her monument was commented by the local Internet portal “Dumska” with the words “Death to the Russian occupiers”.
New attack wave
New rocket attacks were reported Thursday morning. Explosions were heard in several cities, including central Kiev and Kharkiv to the east. According to mayor Vitaly Klitschko, 40 percent of households in Kiev are again without electricity. The heat and water supply still works. Drones are said to have been sighted in the direction of Odessa. According to reports from the Ukrainian agency UNIAN, numerous unmanned aerial vehicles have already been shot down.
Source: Krone
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