Russia opens investigation into demolition of Soviet soldiers' monument in Pyrzyce

Alexander Bastrykin, head of Russia's Investigative Committee, has ordered an investigation into the demolition of a Soviet soldiers' monument in Pyrzyce, Poland, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. Russia's embassy in Warsaw had previously filed an official protest with Polish authorities over the removal. The move is part of a broader pattern of Russian diplomatic and legal pressure over the dismantling of Soviet-era memorials in Poland.

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