Malynovsky Street was renamed due to decolonization: the community named the reason

According to glavcom.ua: The Zhmerinka community from the Vinnytsia region reported that a street in the village of Pochapyntsi was named after Ukrainian footballer Ruslan Malinovskyi. This information was disseminated by activists of the 'Decolonization.Ukraine' movement.

Representatives of the movement appealed to the Zhmerinka community requesting the renaming of the street, which was named in honor of Malinovsky. According to the law on de-communization, the street name should have been changed.

Rodion Malinovsky was a marshal of the Soviet Union and a Soviet military figure. According to the response from the Zhmerinka community, Malinovsky Street was not named in honor of the Soviet figure but in honor of the Ukrainian national team footballer Ruslan Malinovskyi.

This response provoked outrage among users online, who began to joke that the footballer received a street in his honor even before his birth. Recall that in the match against Iceland, the Ukrainian national football team won with a score of 5:3.

World Cup Qualifiers. Group D

In the match Ukraine - Iceland, 8 goals were scored, with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Ukrainians. The goals were scored by Malinovskyi, Hutsuliak, Kalyuzhnyi, and Ocheretko.

After this victory, Ukraine occupies second place in Group D, only behind France. The next match will be played against the Azerbaijan national team.

Group D Standings

• France - 9 points (3 matches), goal difference 7:1
• Ukraine - 4 points (3), goal difference 6:6
• Iceland - 3 points (3), goal difference 9:7
• Azerbaijan - 1 point (3), goal difference 1:9

The football match between Ukraine and Azerbaijan will be held on Monday, October 13, in Krakow, Poland. The meeting will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Recall that in another match against Azerbaijan, the Ukrainian national football team ended the game in a draw with a score of 1:1.

World Cup Qualifiers. Group D

The match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine ended with a score of 1:1, with goals scored by Mahmudov and Sudakov.

Recall that in the previous match for the 2026 World Cup, Ukraine lost to France with a score of 0:2. During this match, Ukrainian fans showed support for the team by unfurling a giant banner reading 'Fortress of Europe'.

It has been reported that the Ukrainian football team won the game against Iceland with a score of 5:3 and also finished the match against Azerbaijan in a draw with a score of 1:1. After these results, Ukraine ranks second in Group D of the World Cup qualifying with 4 points. The next match will be played against Azerbaijan.