Work has begun in the Black Sea port city of Odesa to remove a monument of the Russian 18th-century empress Catherine the Great, often referred to as "the founder of Odesa," from the city center amid Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The move was decided by the Odesa city council on November 30, when local lawmakers also decided to remove a monument of Russian 18th-century general and military commander Aleksandr Suvorov. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here. Watch a video about the statue by Stuart Greer in Odesa here.
Ukraine's Odesa Dismantles Monument Of Russian Empress Catherine The Great
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