Russians put up a monument of Vladimir Lenin in the central square of Novaya Kakhovka, a city in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine, according to local reports.
A statue "several meters high" was erected of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Premier Lenin after being hauled in by truck, Suspilne Kherson reported.
Videos and photos of the truck carrying the large statue were shared on Telegram.
"While Ukraine is the first in the world to launch electronic passports, the orcs are restoring a monument to Lenin in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka," Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov said in a statement, according to the report.
"Hold on, dear ones, when these savages leave the territory of our country, there will be Leninfall 2.0."
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