According to the governor, there will be no cathedral on the site of the memorial to fallen soldiers in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
At the beginning of May 2011, the Governor of the Sakhalin Region Alexander Khoroshavin announced that that the memorial to fallen soldiers, which is located in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Victory Square, will not be postponed in connection with the construction of the cathedral, as planned at the beginning April 2011. The construction of the cathedral on this site was canceled, probably after a series of protests that took place in the city in April.