Catherine the Great represented the zenith of Russian imperialism and she presided over the suppression of Ukrainian culture and language so unsurprising Odesa now being targeted by Putin's genocidal war should wish to be rid of symbols of Russian power. Once a friend now enemy!
RT @timjudah1: Catherine the Great has left Odesa...the monument has been dismantled.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CharlesTannock/status/1608410740192415744