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Unknown attackers desecrated the burial place of Soviet liberation soldiers in Hungary, TASS reports. Vandals destroyed memorial plaques at the military cemetery in Mezochat. It is located in the northeastern part of the country in the Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen region.
The attack happened last week. The police have already begun an investigation. The Russian Embassy said that they had sent appeals to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Hungary. The departments promised to take the necessary measures to prevent recurrence of vandal attacks.
The head of the representative office of the Russian Ministry of Defense for organizing and conducting military memorial work in Hungary, Sherali Mamasoliev, added that the local authorities will have to restore the slabs and put the cemetery area in order.
The Russian Embassy thanked everyone who promptly responded to the desecration of the military grave.
The diplomatic mission believes that ''the steps taken, including equipping the burial site with a video surveillance system, will cool the ardor of those who are so cowardly'' that they prefer to fight with monuments.
Earlier, the monument erected at a Soviet military burial ground in Budapest was damaged by vandals in October. Unknown persons attacked the burial place, which is located near the Pestsentimre railway station. They poured red paint on the obelisk and memorial plaques.
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