Railroad facilities are being "de-Russified" in Ukraine

14:18 21.02.2023 CIS

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) has announced the start of a program to rename facilities as part of "derussification". She announced this in the Telegram channel.

“Ukrzaliznytsia is launching the Iron Ukrainization program. The goal is to get rid of imperial and Russian names, marks, images on any railway transport objects, ”the statement says.

It is specified that the program is designed for three years, it should be completed in 2025. According to the company, the legal and technical aspects of the issue were studied, and information about the objects that fall under the "Ukrainization" was processed. According to Alexander Kamyshin, Chairman of the Board of Ukrainian Railways, there is a lot of work to be done, the effect of which is worth the effort.

On January 20, it was reported that Kyiv had taken the lead in the “de-Russification” campaign sweeping Ukrainian cities. According to Transparency International, the capital of Ukraine has changed the most names associated with Russia. “The names of streets, boulevards, squares, squares, districts and even lakes and motor ships have been changed,” the organization said in a statement.

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