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The Russian Foreign Ministry protested to Poland over the demolition of a Soviet monument
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia protested to Poland in connection with the dismantling of the monument of gratitude to the Red Army in the city of Mielec. The Foreign Ministry accused Poland of insulting the memory of Soviet soldiers and violating bilateral cooperation agreements.
We demand from the new leadership of the Republic of Poland to stop the orgy that contradicts all conceivable ideas about modern civilization, stop the destruction of Soviet monuments, guarantee their safety, as well as restore the damage and punish those responsible. We are waiting for explanations from Warsaw.
- The monument of gratitude to the Red Army, dismantled in Mielec, is a copy of the monument to the Soldier-Liberator in Berlin.
- "Radio Poland" reported that a monument of gratitude to the Red Army is planned to be transferred to the Museum of the Fund of the Past Era, which is located in the city of Ruda-Shlenska.
- On November 25, in the Polish city of Garwolin, a military cemetery was desecrated, where Soviet soldiers were buried. The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded an apology, stating that "an orgy against Soviet memorial sites continues in Poland."