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The process has begun: in Odessa, they began to dismantle the fence around the monument to Catherine II

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December 28, a wooden fence around the monument to Catherine II is being dismantled in Odessa. Thus, the local authorities finally decided to dismantle the scandalous monument.

By the way, the dismantling of the monument to Catherine II became known back in November. This decision was made at the session of the Odessa City Council.

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The monument to Catherine II is being dismantled in Odessa

The fence around the monument was installed in early November. It says that preparatory work is underway to dismantle and transfer the sculptural composition “To the Founders of Odessa”.

And finally today, on December 28, the public utilities began to remove the fence, and later the monument to Catherine II will be demolished.

The monument to Catherine II is being demolished in Odessa/photo “Suspilne”

What is happening near the monument to Catherine II/photo “Suspilna”

Public utilities remove the fence near the monument to Catherine II in Odessa/photo “Suspilna”

The scandal around the monument to Catherine II in Odessa: what is known

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  • This summer, a petition appeared on the President's website to demolish the monument to Catherine II in Odessa.
  • As a result, the petition gained the required number of votes, after which Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the Odessa City Council.
  • The mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, opposed the demolition of the monument to Catherine. He stated that a compromise was allegedly needed.
  • On November 3, the speaker of the chairman of the Odesa OVA, Sergey Bratchuk, actually announced the dismantling of the monument.
  • On November 30, it became known that at the session of the city council, deputies supported the decision to dismantle and the transfer of the monument to the “Founders of Odessa”. The monument to Suvorov is also being dismantled. The decision was supported by 43 deputies.
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