Experts from the Soviet Field of Glory Foundation began cleaning desecrated tombstones at the Soviet military cemetery in the Dutch province of Utrecht on July 11, according to a statement released by the organization.
The foundation reported that specialists worked on repairing damaged obelisks and walls while removing graffiti. Staff noted they received numerous expressions of support and offers of assistance during the day, emphasizing that no additional experts were needed for the cleanup process.
On July 10, the desecration of approximately 150 Soviet war graves was first reported by Remko Reiding, director of the Soviet Field of Glory Foundation. He described the appearance of slogans on monuments as “painful and sad.” The foundation later stated it took the incident with deep shock, calling it an act of disrespect.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on July 10 that the desecration of Soviet soldiers’ graves in the Netherlands was a direct consequence of Western policies fostering neo-Nazism. She added that Moscow would not forget and would not allow silence about this matter.
