The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed the Main Investigative Department of the IC of Russia to initiate a criminal case on desecration of a monument erected in Gdansk in memory of Soviet and Polish tank soldiers who liberated Poland from the Nazis.

According to the available data, in Gdansk of the Republic of Poland, unidentified persons wrapped a black film around a monument to Soviet and Polish tank soldiers who liberated Poland from the Nazis.

Such actions are directed against the interests of Russia in the field of preserving historical memory.

Under the department head's instructions, the investigators will request the necessary information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.