Ekaterina, Suvorov and other statues are being demolished in Ukraine
Russia to Ukraine military in a number of cities of the country since the beginning of the intervention Russia they dismantle the monuments to prominent personalities of the empire or the Soviet Union
of Ukraine In Shepetovka, Khmelnytsky region, they demolished the monument of Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky.
The monument was erected in 1966 in front of the local museum, on the square named after Ostrovsky.
The writer was born in Shepetovka, and inspired by his youth, he wrote the novel “How Steel Hardened”, which brought him fame in the Soviet Union.
In this novel, we are talking about the hero of the work, Pavel Korchagin of Ukraine it is about the struggle with those who are in favor of independence.
The head of the provincial administration Sergey Gamaliaccording to him, the decision to demolish the monument was taken by the city municipality.
He said that it is necessary to remember the past, but at the same time it is necessary to get rid of the monuments of the communist era.
In addition, in the city of Izmail, Odessa region Russia The dismantling works of the monument of general Alexander Suvorov have been started.
In the city of Izmail, Suvorov won one of his most famous victories, and in this battle he took the city from the Turks.
News it is given that they will move the monument to the yard of the local water management department. Before that, the dismantled statue of Lenin was also brought here.
Russia monuments of the empire and the Soviet past
In February of this year, Russia’s unfounded and unprovoked attack on Ukraine military since the beginning of its intervention, in a number of cities of the country, they have been tearing down monuments to prominent personalities of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union.
for example of Ukraine Statues of Alexander Pushkin were demolished in many cities.
In the city of Odessa, the local authorities issued a decision to demolish the statues of Catherine II and Suvorov.
However Russian troops Before retreating from the city of Kherson, the Russians themselves dismantled the monuments to Prince Grigory Potemkin and Admiral Ushakov.