The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that the country condemns the act of vandalism at the monument to the children of besieged Leningrad in Yerevan. This was reported by TASS.
“We strongly condemn the act of vandalism committed at the monument to the children of besieged Leningrad in Yerevan on January 29. We note with deep sadness that this is not the first case of disrespect of monuments dedicated to the heroic pages of the common history of Russia and Armenia,” Zakharova said.
He added that the Russian Foreign Ministry noticed the reaction of the Armenian people.
Before that, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported about the initiation of criminal proceedings after a local resident desecrated a monument to the children of besieged Leningrad in Yerevan.
Also Zakharova named the action The local resident monster reminds us that the siege of Leningrad is recognized as genocide.
Previously Russian President Vladimir Putin named the targets Destruction of monuments to Soviet soldiers.