Every year, during the warm season, the employees of the Municipal Enterprise «Service Center» in Odessa clean and maintain monuments that are not considered cultural heritage. There are 45 such monuments under the management of the enterprise, located throughout the city.

Additionally, when necessary, monuments are repaired and painted.

Currently, specialists from the «Service Center» have completed ongoing repairs on six monuments and landscaping elements:

  • the monument «The Abduction of Europe»;
  • the monument to pilot-hero M. Gastello;
  • the monument to Boris Derev'yanka;
  • the memorial plaque;
  • the monument to T.G. Shevchenko;
  • a landscaping element located at the corner of Ovidiopol Road and Central Airport Street.

As part of the repairs, stairs were restored, and all damages to structures were addressed, including chips and stains on the tiled surfaces, while all painted elements were refreshed.

To prevent potential acts of vandalism, monuments are treated with an anti-vandal protective solution at the final stage of work.

From the beginning of spring, when favorable weather is established, and until late autumn, monuments are washed twice a month. Special chemical agents (for tiles or granite) and specialized equipment are used to clean dust, and in some cases, a lift is involved.