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The Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee instructs to investigate the circumstances of the monument to Soviet soldiers demolition in the city of Walbrzych

Mr.Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin instructed the Main Investigative Directorate to investigate the circumstances of the demolition of the monument to Soviet soldiers in the city of Walbrzych in Poland.

The monument was a sculpture of a Red Army soldier, a red star and the inscription "To Soviet soldiers who died in World War II" were placed on the plinth.

The actions to destroy the monument to Soviet soldiers are directed against the interests of the Russian Federation in matters of preserving the historical memory of the activities of the USSR during the Second World War and its decisive role in the victory over Nazism.

The Head of the Department instructed the investigators to request the Russian Foreign Ministry for the necessary information related to the incident.