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Ukraine's Odesa To Remove Monument To Russian Empress Catherine

The statue of Empress Catherine II was given an executioner's hood and a rope with a noose by activists in Odesa.
The statue of Empress Catherine II was given an executioner's hood and a rope with a noose by activists in Odesa.

Lawmakers in Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa have decided to remove a monument of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great, often referred to as "the founder of Odesa," from the city center amid Moscow's ongoing invasion. The Odesa city council also voted on November 30 to remove a monument of 18th-century Russian military commander Aleksandr Suvorov from downtown Odesa. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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