A Soviet monument to a friendship between Ukrainian and Russian nations is seen during its demolition in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)
The statue is part of the Peoples’ Friendship Arch monument, which was built in Kyiv by the USSR in 1982, and is the first of 60 such monuments that the Kyiv City Council announced would be removed to “decommunize and de-Russify” the capital.
A Soviet monument to a friendship between Ukrainian and Russian nations is seen during its demolition in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)
A Soviet monument to a friendship between Ukrainian and Russian nations is seen during its demolition in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)