ArmInfo. We are deeply outraged by the cynical provocation at the monument to the Children of Siege Leningrad, the Russian Embassy in Armenia commented over the act of vandalism over the abovementioned monument in Yerevan.
The Russian diplomatic mission expressed the conviction that such actions can hardly be regarded as anything other than an expression of open outrage against the memory of the victims of this tragedy and the heroes who defended the city.
"We are glad that our assessment is shared in Armenian society, as evidenced by the massive indignation on social networks regarding this disgraceful act," the diplomatic mission noted.
In conclusion, the Russian embassy expressed the hope that these actions will receive an appropriate legal assessment from the Armenian authorities, and those involved in this provocation will be brought to justice.
Earlier, a citizen posing as Samvel Shirinyan on social networks, knocked down the wreaths laid at the monument and trampled the ribbon in the colors of the Russian tricolor, filming his actions on video and publishing it. In the recording, the man expresses dissatisfaction with the words of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, who, during a briefing, regarding statements about ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, offered to provide a link to a document or statement of any international organization, for example, the UN, indicating that such ethnic There were purges. The man who started the pogrom at the memorial asked himself, "is there documentation about the siege of Leningrad?"
The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed to initiate a criminal case in connection with the desecration of a monument to the children of besieged Leningrad in Yerevan and, in cooperation with the Russian Foreign Ministry, to establish all the circumstances of the incident.
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