Catherine the Great statue dismantled in Odesa

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2 年前

STORY: The statue to the city's founder, which towers over a central square, has been vandalised repeatedly since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which has prompted many Ukrainians to reject their country's historical ties to Moscow.

The statue, which is formally known as the Monument to the Founders of Odesa and features likenesses of several other tsarist-era figures, will be relocated to a museum, local media reported.

Since Moscow's invasion, Ukrainian authorities have been removing monuments associated with Russia and renamed some streets linked with Russia under a process of "derussification."