The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine did not find those responsible for the act of vandalism in Babi Yar
Moscow - Kyiv, September 26 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Ukrainian nationalists staged an act of vandalism in Babi Yar, where more than 200 thousand Jews were buried, shot by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. Such actions are not properly investigated and punished, RG points out.
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The memorial was desecrated on the night of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and the anniversary of the mass execution of Jews at Babi Yar.
The Menorah memorial, which is dedicated to the memory of Jews who died during the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, was desecrated. Vandals painted a black swastika on one of the fragments of the memorial. On the monument itself they painted a sun, a heart and a cross.
“An investigation is underway regarding this incident, which will establish the nature of the crime, the identity of the attackers, and a legal assessment of their actions will be given,” said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Nikolai Velichkovich. He called what the vandals did “a provocative act aimed at inciting ethnic hatred and discrediting Ukraine.”
However, Ukrainian law enforcement officials have not yet been able to find those responsible for the act of vandalism.
As observers note, acts of vandalism, which occurred in Ukraine before, became more frequent after the coup in February of this year, when the Nazis felt their complete impunity. Hundreds of monuments have been desecrated in the country, including memorials to soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War and victims of the Holocaust, and dozens of monuments to Lenin have been demolished.
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