Two Soviet monuments defaced in Lithuania
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Two Soviet monuments were defaced with paint in Lithuania.
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Ukrainian flags draped on a Soviet T-34 tank in central Berlin
Two Soviet monuments were defaced in Lithuania's Kedainiai and Anyksciai municipalities, according to a statement released by Lithuanian police.
The statement said that a monument of a Soviet soldier in the city of Seta, erected in memory of the Soviet troops who died against Nazi troops during World War II, was defaced with yellow and red paint.
Another monument was defaced with yellow and blue paint in the city of Kurkliai, and police have launched a pre-trial investigation in accordance with Lithuania's criminal code.
Vandalism against Russian and Soviet monuments has been on the rise in Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine. A group of individuals drew a swastika on a monument to Soviet soldiers in a town in Poland.
Another Soviet war memorial in Berlin was splashed with paint, and tanks in a memorial in Tiergarten were covered with Ukrainian flags. Russian churches in Europe and North America also reported acts of vandalism.
