Kazakhstan came unexpected news, which can not but cause regret. Unknown vandals had desecrated a memorial to the fallen in the Great Patriotic War, Located in the city of Shymkent (- English.). We are talking about the memorial in memory of 113 workers lead plant, died in the Great Patriotic War fronts. Vandals smashed plates on the memorial and eternal flame defiled. memorial to the destruction of family found dead on the fronts of workers lead plant, who came, to lay flowers.
Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan has urged local law enforcement to find and punish those responsible. Of Russian Foreign Ministry:
Russian Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has sent a note requesting to thoroughly investigate the incident and punish the guilty. Russian Consulate General in Almaty, in whose consular district is Shymkent, instructed to maintain close contact with local authorities to investigate this incident,. We expect, that the Kazakh authorities to identify and punish those responsible.
The situation with the desecration of the memorial to the fallen soldiers looks clear provocation, whose purpose can be attempted to drive a wedge between the Russian and Kazakhstan people in modern geopolitical conditions.
For reference: about 400 employees lead the industry in Kazakhstan plant during the war in arms fought on the fronts. For an unprecedented work of those, who worked at the plant in most difficult time for the country lead plant in August 1942 year won the Red Flag of the People's Commissariat of non-ferrous metals and polymetallic Workers union.
