In Russia, during the full-scale war, 25 monuments to the victims of political repression were destroyed or damaged - "7x7" Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine in 15 regions of Russia, at least 25 monuments and memorial sites dedicated to the victims of political repression in the Soviet Union were destroyed or damaged, "7x7" established. In his material it appears from the publication that 11 of them were destroyed or completely dismantled, another 11 individual elements were lost and three more were damaged. Most of the cases were recorded in the Tomsk region. 21 out of 25 objects were dedicated to repressed representatives of specific peoples - Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Estonians, Germans, Latvians and Hungarians. Poles appear in 18 cases. According to 7x7, the authorities and unknown people destroy memorial plaques dedicated to the oppressed, including under the pretext of improvement and repair. In Tomsk in April of this year, the square in memory of the victims of political oppression with the "Stone of Sorrow" was dismantled under the pretext of the threat of the slope collapsing, then the decision to install monuments to the victims of Latvian and Lithuanian political oppression in the park was canceled. In Kutsk, in place of the destroyed monument to the Poles, a monument to the participants in the war against Ukraine was erected in September 2026. After the outbreak of a full-scale war, more than 100 signs of the "Last Address" project, dedicated to the victims of oppression, were removed from the facades of houses under various pretexts. Most of the destroyed or damaged monuments are not restored: the editors of 7x7 found only four such cases. Protect yourself and your loved ones from online tracking, buy ASTRA VPN or join a free proxy.

In Russia, during the full-scale war, 25 monuments to the victims of political repression were destroyed or damaged - "7x7" Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine in 15 regions of Russia, at least 25 monuments and memorial sites dedicated to the victims of political repression in the Soviet Union were destroyed or damaged, "7x7" established. In his material it appears from the publication that 11 of them were destroyed or completely dismantled, another 11 individual elements were lost and three more were damaged. Most of the cases were recorded in the Tomsk region. 21 out of 25 objects were dedicated to repressed representatives of specific peoples - Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Estonians, Germans, Latvians and Hungarians. Poles appear in 18 cases. According to 7x7, the authorities and unknown people destroy memorial plaques dedicated to the oppressed, including under the pretext of improvement and repair. In Tomsk in April of this year, the square in memory of the victims of political oppression with the "Stone of Sorrow" was dismantled under the pretext of the threat of the slope collapsing, then the decision to install monuments to the victims of Latvian and Lithuanian political oppression in the park was canceled. In Kutsk, in place of the destroyed monument to the Poles, a monument to the participants in the war against Ukraine was erected in September 2026. After the outbreak of a full-scale war, more than 100 signs of the "Last Address" project, dedicated to the victims of oppression, were removed from the facades of houses under various pretexts. Most of the destroyed or damaged monuments are not restored: the editors of 7x7 found only four such cases. Protect yourself and your loved ones from online tracking, buy ASTRA VPN or join a free proxy.