‘Friendship of peoples’ monument dismantled in Ukraine’s capital

Kyiv has begun dismantling a Soviet-era statue that was installed to celebrate the ties between the people of Russia and Ukraine.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the move to pull down the “Friendship of Peoples” monument in a post on Facebook, saying the work had no place in the city following Russia’s launching of its offensive.

“Russia ‘marked’ its attitude to Ukraine with a barbaric desire to destroy our state and peaceful Ukrainians,” he said.