Another incident occurred in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, associated with the war against monuments. This time the monument became a victim of vandals, erected in honor of the liberators of the city from the Nazi invaders. This monument is a T-34 tank, standing on a pedestal.
Aware of, that several men threw a Molotov cocktail into the tank ("Molotov cocktail"). This resulted in a fire. The fire was put out by the fire brigade who arrived at the scene..
As a result of exposure to fire, the paint on the tank was burned..
reported, that there were three participants. Two were arrested by the local police.. They turned out to be a 22-year-old local resident and a 33-year-old resident of the city of Bakhmach.
In relation to the detainees, as a result, a measure of restraint in the form of house arrest was chosen..
Local nationalists said, that "the action could be a provocation".
In the local administration, commenting on the claims from the radicals about the fact that, why "the communist monument was not removed according to the law on decommunization", stated, that the monument tank falls under the law on perpetuating the victory over Nazism in World War II and does not fall under the norms of the law on decommunization. This answer did not suit the radicals..
