Thread by @maksymeristavi

it is all road downhill from here for russian colonial empire in ukraine. the citizens of odesa toppled a monument to russian empress ekaterina 2

t.me/odeskaODA/1038

ekaterina 2 led violent colonization of ukraine in 18th century, destroying first ukrainian democracy and putting millions of ukrainians into literal enslavement for centuries to come. generations of ukrainians were genocided under her direct orders

while selling to the west bullshit about “russian renaissance and enlightenment” ekaterina 2 was also using genocides, mass rapes and slaughter to complete full colonization of siberia all the way east to becoming first white colonizer of alaska

this #RussianColonialism push led by ekaterina 2 included genocides of the mansi, koryaks, aleuts and full extermination of at least 12 indigenous kamchat nations

https://twitter.com/maksymeristavi/status/1574139953440751616

so this ukrainian flag of freedom on the site where ekaterina’s colonial monument used to stand is also for all those countless indigenous nations that were completely or almost erased by #RussianColonialism throughout centuries.

justice is near, at last.

colonialism must die

last pic is by @suspilne_news