Rossa Primavera

Odessa City Council speaks out against "decommunization" of street names

7 years ago

Members of the Odessa City Council reversed the decision to change the Soviet–era street names, also known as “decommunization”, conducted by Mikheil Saakashvili, the former city governor, RIA Novosti news agency reported on April 28.

Changes affected about 56 street names. For example, the “Heavenly Hundred” avenue was renamed back to the original “Marshal Zhukov” avenue.The street recently named in honor of Roman Shukhevich (formerly – “Yaroslav Galan” street) is now called “Defenders of the Fatherland”.

The alleys, bearing the names of, so called, “heroes” of the Anti-Terrorist Operation* in the Donbass region, have also been renamed.

Aid from the civil society

7 years ago

We received another batch of medications from the volunteers in Russia. We thank Olga Krygina, Elena Chumak, Denis Kapustin and other people, who took part in collecting and delivering of this aid. This is an important contribution of the empathetic civilians in our common fight.

DPR: Ukrainian military continue to conduct provocations along the front line

7 years ago

According to information from Gorlovka, the Ukrainian military shelled the DPR PM positions in the south-western suburbs of Gorlovka and in the area of Shirokaya Balka. The situation is tense near the village of Krasny Partizan.

The situation remains tense on the Donetsk part of the front. Combat of variable intensity was underway in the area of the “Yasinovataya” checkpoint. In the morning, the Ukrainian army opened fire on 2 cars with the employees of the Yuzhnodonbassky water pipeline facility with heavy machine guns and small arms. Fortunately, no one was hurt.