Monument to Peter the Great dismantled in Poltava
25 February 20:22
A monument to Peter the Great was dismantled in Poltava as part of a decolonization campaign.
This was reported by the city’s acting mayor Kateryna Yamshchykova, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“This is not an act of vandalism, but a conscious and responsible action of the community, which is getting rid of Russian imperial markers,” she emphasized.
The Rada TV channel reported that the monument was demolished without the use of public funds, but only by volunteers.
Yamshchykova noted that the monument was demolished in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.
The same document also provides for the dismantling of a monument at the resting place of Peter the Great and a plaque from the monument to the commandant of the Poltava fortress, Oleksiy Kelin, and its defenders
