It is noted that on the arm of the bronze statue of the commander the vandals hung a "garland" of sausages. They attached to it commemorative tapes taken from the wreaths laid on the monument on December 16, 2019 on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of Konev's birthday.
Currently, the incident is being investigated by law enforcement agencies, police are on duty at the monument.
It is clarified that the authorities of the Prague-6 district, on the territory of which the monument is located, allowed a rally to be held on Saturday at the monument in support of the decision to postpone it; before that, representatives of the Czech public intending to gather there to protest against these actions.
According to the agency, the monument has already been put in proper shape.
“No financial damage was inflicted on the monument. But this time, the vandals went quite far, ”said Alexei Tryakin, head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s representative office for military memorial work.
In September, the authorities in the Prague-6 district decided to transfer the monument to the museum.
The Czech President called this decision a shame.
The Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky said that most of Prague is against the export of the monument to Konev.
Chairman of the Presidium of “Officers of Russia” Hero of Russia Sergey Lipovoy in an interview with Nation News commented on the situation around the monument.