'Bye, Vlad': Protesters in Kharkiv, Ukraine topple largest Lenin monument in Europe [video]

Protesters in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pulled down the massive statue of Vladimir Lenin there overnight. This photo shows the sparks flying as a protester saws off Lenin’s leg at the base.

The crowd has come for the Lenin statue in central Kharkiv tonight… pic.twitter.com/dtXWARZIBE via Kateryna_Kruk and @MKochegura

— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) September 28, 2014

Breaking news on Russian TV right now? A group of demonstrators apparently trying to saw off the leg of a Lenin statue in Kharkov…

— Lucy Kafanov (@LucyKafanov) September 28, 2014

Another #Lenin statue on its way down in #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/pSnD36lCgg

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 28, 2014

In #Kharkiv, a crowd is trying to bring down the Lenin monument http://t.co/jLXy8oKy5F pic.twitter.com/0bzUiu6QXx

— Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) September 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/LiveNewsTonight/status/516310936811212800

Lenin statue in #Kharkiv fell down tonight. Finally – better late than never! https://t.co/SK3eMHWiD4

— Bartosz Marcinkowski (@barmarcinkowski) September 28, 2014

There he goes. Bye, Vlad. RT @ChristopherJM
And… Lenin falls in #Kharkiv. pic.twitter.com/DZxC5EkUaO

— Amie Ferris-Rotman (@Amie_FR) September 28, 2014

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Off with his head! Fallen Lenin statue in #Kharkiv disassembled for souvenirs via @Liveuamap http://t.co/3Gr5dWC1sb http://t.co/ECtEP6JZJn

— bangkokdave (@bangkokdave) September 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/MullingHagel/status/516318633903927296

@wikihype @LiveNewsTonight There still was a Lenin Statue in Kharkiv? In 2014? Sorry, but WTF?

— Manfred Rosenbauer (@ingeniarius08) September 28, 2014

@olgatokariuk @ChristopherJM wow. big step for that city.

— deronaucoin (@deronaucoin) September 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/Helghasm/status/516287450776608768

That Lenin statue falling in #Kharkov is a big deal. It's pretty much comparable to CN tower falling in TO..landmark gone.

— Elena Yunusov (@communicable) September 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/AllThingsUKR/status/516266788771069953