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Statues and busts of Vladimir Lenin, once ubiquitous in Ukraine, have been torn down in every city across the country as part of a “decommunisation” drive.

Volodymyr Vyatrovych, head of Ukraine’s Institute of national memory, said in an interview with local publication Liga.net that 2,389 monuments, including 1,320 monuments to Mr Lenin, have been razed across Ukraine.

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