"It has been established that in the city of Jekabpils, the Republic of Latvia, from 23 to 24 February 2021, unidentified persons damaged the monument on the common grave of 3 Soviet soldiers located on Rigas Street near the memorial to the liberators of the city and Heroes of the Soviet Union," the statement on the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia says. ...
It is clarified that unknown persons dismantled a 76-mm gun from the monument.
A criminal case was initiated under the article on damage to military graves.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev said that the process of demolishing monuments to the Red Army continues in Poland.