Ukrainian protesters have toppled a statue of Vladimir Lenin — and police reportedly stood by watching.
The protesters took down the statue in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Sunday night. Thousands watched the statue fall, and police allegedly did not stop the protesters, though a criminal investigation into the property destruction has been opened.
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