Lithuania begins to destroy the memorial to Soviet soldiers
Lithuania begins to destroy the memorial to Soviet soldiers
Lithuania claims to have started destroying a Soviet-era monument in the Antakalnis cemetery in Vilnius.
Lithuania begins to demolish six pillars of the monument to Soviet soldiers in the Andakalnis cemetery in Vilnius.
“As planned, the statues will be removed in an orderly manner, in separate sections, which may take up to three hours,” said the mayor of Vilnius. LRT media on Tuesday.
The UN Human Rights Committee previously decided to take interim protection over the memorial, but the destruction of the stone pillars continued.
“Unfortunately, the work was delayed due to the decision of the UN Human Rights Committee, but the day of the launch has already arrived,” Mayer commented on the decision.
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Later, the mayor of Vilnius submitted a request to remove the Soviet-era monument from the register of cultural heritage.
Later, the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania announced that it had prepared several detailed recommendations for local authorities. Destruction of monuments Soviet soldiers.
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Soviet monuments in the West are being systematically destroyed by Russophobes, as a result of which Western sanctions and the war in Ukraine have strengthened the boycott of everything Russian.
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