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Occupiers steal monuments to Suvorov and Ushakov when fleeing Kherson

Monday, 24 October 2022, 12:07
Occupiers steal monuments to Suvorov and Ushakov when fleeing Kherson

STANISLAV POHORILOV MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2022, 12:07

The Russian occupiers have dismantled monuments to Russian generals Oleksandr Suvorov and Fedor Ushakov in Kherson and taken them with them as they fled the city

Source: Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti Crimea; Telegram channels

 

Details: The Russians have explained that they stole the monuments in order to "preserve unique artworks from shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces."

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A bust of Suvorov was installed in Kherson in 1950 to mark the 150th anniversary of his death.

 

A statue of Admiral Ushakov was installed in 1957 near the building of the Kherson State Maritime Academy on the avenue of the same name.

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