The Kyiv metro station of The Friendship of peoples will be renamed to Zvirynetska, which is the historical name of the place meaning menagerie. Also, Tolstoy square will be renamed the square of Ukrainian Heroes according to the public voting, the Kyiv city portal informs .
In total, more than 100,000 Kyivans voted, choosing the new names for Kyiv metro stations. In total, more than 200 streets in Kyiv were already renamed after the Russian invasion as the replacement of former Soviet names quickly accelerated.
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