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(OC) Kharkiv UA last spring. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Hammerbrain@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago

A lot of Ukrainians see the Soviet era stuff as symbolic of their oppression under Moscow rule. It’s possible a UA soldier did a little decommunization of his own. Could have been a Russian soldier too, as they were running around there during the first week of the invasion as well. Don't know.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decommunization_in_Ukraine