The Russian Ambassador to Poland spoke about vandalism at the graves of Red Army soldiers

Brief retelling from RIA II

About 140 acts of vandalism at the graves of Red Army soldiers have been recorded in Poland since 2022.

Despite appeals from the embassy, ​​the consequences of vandalism were often not eliminated.

Since 2017, 12 monuments from burial grounds have been removed or defaced in Poland, and other objects have been erected in some places.

WARSAW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. About 140 acts of vandalism at the graves of Red Army soldiers have been recorded in Poland since 2022; the authorities’ statements about the care of the cemeteries of Soviet soldiers are far from reality, Russian Ambassador to Warsaw Georgy Mikhno told RIA Novosti.

“In 2022-2026 alone, about 140 acts of vandalism against Soviet military graves were recorded in Poland. Often, despite requests from the embassy, ​​the consequences of vandalism were not eliminated,” he said.

The head of the diplomatic mission also drew attention to the destruction of monuments directly at the burial sites of the Red Army soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of Poland.

“As for the burials themselves, the statements of the Polish authorities that all cemeteries of Soviet soldiers are surrounded by “care and care” in Poland are far from reality. On the territory of the country, since 2017, 12 monuments have been removed or depersonalized from the burial grounds, and in some places other objects have even been erected,” Mikhno said.

The demolition of Soviet monuments is an initiative of the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland. This process was launched when the current President of the Republic, Karol Nawrocki, headed this institute.

Because of this activity, Navrotsky is a defendant in a criminal case initiated in Russia and is wanted.