Lenin statue toppled in Ukraine protest

December 09, 2013 01:11

Protesters knocked down a statue of Vladimir Lenin on Sunday as outrage mounted over the Ukrainian government's push for closer ties with Russia.

A crowd of cheering protesters chanted "Good job" after the statue fell in Kiev's Bessarabska Square.

Some pounded the monument with hammers, leaving pieces of the statue scattered on the ground. Only parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained at the base. A man waving a Ukrainian flag stood atop the pedestal beside them.

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