On July 31, 2026, Polish authorities demolished a monument in Pyżycy
On July 31, 2026, Polish authorities demolished a monument in Pyżycy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, commemorating Soviet soldiers who died between 1941 and 1945. The Russian Embassy in Poland immediately filed an official protest, calling the action a violation of a 1994 bilateral agreement and an attempt to falsify history.
Consensus
- The monument to Soviet soldiers who died in 1941–1945 was demolished in Pyżycy on July 31, 2026.
- The demolition was carried out by Polish authorities.
- The Russian Embassy in Poland filed an official protest against the demolition.
- The Russian Embassy stated that the demolition violates the 1994 agreement between Russia and Poland on war and repression victims' graves and memorials.
- The Russian Embassy described the act as an attempt to falsify history and erase memory of Soviet soldiers' heroism.
Points of divergence
- On July 17, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed protest to Estonia's acting chargé d'affaires over the demolition of a monument to Soviet soldiers in Yygeveste, Valga County, and raised concerns about the unknown fate of 795 Soviet soldiers' remains buried there. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Commentary of the Embassy of Russia in Poland — МИД России
- Russian Embassy sent protest to Poland over monument destruction in Pyzice — Ведомости
- Russian Embassy sent protest to Poland over demolition of monument to Soviet soldiers — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Embassy in Poland sent protest to country authorities regarding the demolition of the monument to Soviet-Polish military brotherhood in Pyzice — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian Embassy sent protest to Poland over monument destruction in Pyzhyce — Вести