[WonderMomma]

State approves plans to replace Soviet emblem on Motherland Monument with Ukrainian trident
13 July 2023

The State Inspection of Architecture and Urban Planning announced on July 13 that it issued a permit to replace the Soviet emblem on the Motherland Monument, one of Kyiv's most significant landmarks, with the Ukrainian trident.

As the inspection commented on social media, this change comes as a part of the decommunization process in Ukraine.

The state body noted that the reconstruction was contracted by the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War and the main dimensions and layout are agreed on with the Culture Ministry.

The Motherland Monument, also known as "Fatherland Mother" in a direct translation from the Ukrainian original, was built in 1981 during the Soviet era. It depicts a woman holding a sword and a shield emblazoned with the Soviet sickle and hammer symbol.

In April 2015, the Ukrainian parliament outlawed most Soviet and communist symbols, street names, and moments as part of a decommunization process. This prompted discussion on the continued presence of Soviet symbols on Ukraine's tallest statue.

In a survey from 2022, 85% of respondents supported the idea to replace the Soviet emblem with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms.

On May 3, 2023, following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the parliament voted on a law to remove Soviet and Russian empire monuments left in Ukraine.

Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko announced three days later that the plans to replace the Soviet symbol on the Motherland Monument with a Ukrainian coat of arms are underway.

Video:

"Video of the presumed coat of arms of Ukraine, which will replace the symbol of the USSR on the Ukrainian Motherland Monument in Kyiv"

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

I didn’t cry out, I merely see your silly attempts at thread derailment in hopes that your kamikaze trolling comments are able to take down some factual irrefutable evidence once a mod starts cleaning up.

Here's some factual evidence for you

I'm sure Russia has cleaned up their act since they shot down a passenger airliner years ago We are seeing a much worse version of this today.

[WonderMomma]

Rapper A$AP Rocky catching hell on instagram.

Some are saying this piece was made in honor of his son "RZA" and he didn't know that it was used by Russia has a symbol in this war. He removed the picture immediately but people are still trying to get him cancelled.

[Guns N' Coffee]

Ljubodrag Avatar Watch: Sparta Battalion

From Wikipedia:
The Sparta Battalion is a Russian people's militia military unit of the Russian republic of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine. They were integrated into the Russian Armed Forces in 2022. The unit has been fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas war and the 2022 Russian invasion. Formed in 2014, it was initially led by the Russian-born Arsen Pavlov (callsign "Motorola") until his death in October 2016, and then by Vladimir Zhoga (callsign "Vokha"), from Sloviansk, until his death in March 2022.

The battalion took part in the Battle of Ilovaisk and Second Battle of Donetsk Airport and several others. According to Foreign Policy, the Sparta Battalion has "a reputation for ruthlessness". It has committed war crimes in the Donbas. The battalion has been described as Russian ultranationalist, and the European Eye on Radicalization notes that it uses a combination of Russian imperial symbols and "symbols of the Spartan military culture, well-known drivers of the far-right".

According to Ukrainian and Russian sources, the unit was formed in August 2014 in Donetsk, based on the previously existing anti-tank/MG troop led by Pavlov which earlier reportedly participated in Battle of Ilovaisk along with Igor Strelkov's "volunteer" forces.

In 2014, the battalion took part in the Battle of Illovaisk.

In 2015, it fought in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport. During this battle, its fighters were filmed capturing Ukrainian soldiers (who were later paraded through Donetsk, where they were attacked by locals), and transporting the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers. Pavlov made Ukrainian POWs carry the bodies of other Ukrainians because, he said, "it's not our job to recover dead bodies, it's our job to make them."

In January 2015, it participated in the Battle of Debaltseve.

In March 2016, it was in the armed skirmish in Dokuchaievsk.

In September 2016, the group was deployed into Lugansk People's Republic, with the stated aim of preventing an anticipated coup d'état.

In late 2016, it was deployed at Sergey Prokofiev airport in Donetsk.

During the 2022 Russian invasion
The battalion took part in:

Battle of Volnovakha
Siege of Mariupol
Battle of Avdiivka

Alleged war crimes
In February 2015, Ukrainian SSU started an investigation into allegations of war crimes committed in January 2015 by the Battalion and its leader Arsen Pavlov, with charges including murder, bullying, torture and forcing people into slave labor.

In April 2015 Russian deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia Amnesty International, Denis Krivosheev, blamed Pavlov for killing and torturing Ukrainian POWs captured at Donetsk airport. According to Krivosheev, Pavlov said in an interview to the Kyiv Post that he killed Ukrainian Branovitsky Igor who was prisoner of war at the time of his detention and who suffered several facial wounds and was not able to walk. In an controversial tape which was published on YouTube in April 2015 which features voices of both of the Kyiv Post's journalist and a voice allegedly belonging to Pavlov, with the latter claiming to have killed 15 prisoners when the journalist asked him about Branovitsky, saying “I’ve shot 15 prisoners. I don’t give a shit. No comment. I kill whoever I want.” Amnesty called for thorough investigation of the crime. A surviving Ukrainian POW interviewed by the BBC said he had seen Pavlov shooting Branovitsky. In June it was reported by a Ukraine official that Interpol refused to put Pavlov on their wanted list on the grounds of the "political nature of the Motorola case".

In 2016, a Vice News journalist described being told by Sparta members about Ukrainian corpses still at Donetsk airport, which Sparta members had forced Ukrainian POWs to bury in 2014.

[Roosta]

110% Turd !

[Rikbikboo]

Been away for a while. Have we seen any challenger tanks in action or destroyed yet? Seeing as these and the USA Abraham’s are meant to be the cream of the crop I’m wondering if any have been spotted doing the do yet?

[dandroid]

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/VFxKqQhCyb8

Dave Chappelle on the war

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by Rikbikboo ↗

Been away for a while. Have we seen any challenger tanks in action or destroyed yet? Seeing as these and the USA Abraham’s are meant to be the cream of the crop I’m wondering if any have been spotted doing the do yet?

So far this is the closest we've seen Challenger tanks on the front. But the fact this just came out yesterday... I'd say we can probably expect to see more in the coming days to weeks. Just a guess though.

Welcome back.

https://www.documentingreality.com/f...ml#post7999196

PS. In case you missed it... Igor Girkin has been arrested by Russia. This is just a meme but the story is true.

They are going to keep him detained for a couple of months while they investigate him.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

[Faust]

Even Zelensky is saying it btw. So we have the US, US journalists, analysts and now even Zelensky himself. Imagine Zelensky having an account here, and saying his counteroffensive failed.. People would probably say he is sucking Putins dick and whatnot