The decision on the existence of a monument to Marshal Zhukov in Kharkiv, which was dismantled without the consent of the city authorities on April 17, should be taken by Kharkiv residents as a result of a poll. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said this in an interview with Babel..

" You know that there are a lot of Kharkiv residents who did not interpret Zhukov as a marshal of victory. There are different sides. And now I want Kharkiv residents to make a decision through a sociological survey. After our victory, the understanding of many will turn over. And I want it to be a conscious decision of Kharkiv, and not a personal decision of the mayor of the city,"