The head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, expressed sharp criticism of the mayor of Odesa, Gennady Trukhanov, because of his resistance to a large-scale wave of renamings in the city. This conflict once again highlights the complexity of issues related to decommunization and de-Russification in Ukraine, especially in cities with a rich history like Odesa.
We will remind you that these renamings were initiated by the regional government (that is, the vertical of the president). During them, it is planned to rename not only the streets whose names are related to Russia or the USSR, but also those named in honor of the famous Odessans - writers Babel, Ilf and Petrov, as well as the satirist Zhvanetsky.
Mayor Trukhanov criticized the renaming. He, in turn, was criticized for this by the head of Odesa region, Kiper. And now Kozytskyi has also joined. He stated that the mayor of Odessa "defends the Russian imperial myth that Odessa does not exist without "great" Russian culture."
Kozytsky suggested that Trukhanov has "Stockholm syndrome, when the victim continues to love his executioner" and suggested that the SBU check the mayor.
He urged to continue "destruction of firmly rooted, centuries-old myths about the friendship of peoples, brotherhood, peace, joint victory, great Russian culture."
