Grigory Potemkin, a prominent Russian military leader, was also buried there. When retreating from Kherson in October 2022, Russian troops allegedly took Potemkin’s remains with them.

When they withdrew from Kherson, they even raided an ancient cathedral crypt and made away with the bones of Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian conqueror. “Given that the special military ...

and her court favorite Prince Grigory Potemkin, according to the relevant presidential decree, which was published on the official government website for legal documents. The list of those ...

Tombstones of Russian Tsarist commanders and even the remains of Russian Field Marshal Grigory Potemkin, a confidant of Tsarina Catherine II (Empress Catherine the Great) were looted. If you ...