The Suvorov Cross in the Swiss village of Andermatt. File photoZURICH, May 16.In the Swiss municipality of Andermatt, unidentified people poured paint over a cross carved in a rock in memory of the associates of the Russian commander Alexander Suvorov, who died in 1799 in battles with Napoleon's troops. Uri found that the monument to Suvorov was smeared with paint spots. Presumably, cups or bags were filled with paint and thrown at the monument,» the police said in a statement from the canton of Uri, in which the monument is installed. According to photographs published by some Swiss media, the monument was doused with yellow and blue flowers. The cantonal police also reported on the inscriptions that appeared on the town hall building in the municipality of Altdorf. Unidentified people expressed their disagreement with the results of the referendum held on Sunday to increase Switzerland's contribution to the financing of the European Agency for the Protection of External Borders (Frontex), writing the corresponding slogans on the walls of the town hall. whether they are among themselves. The police also urged eyewitnesses to respond. The Alps in September 1799″ is located at the Devil's Bridge in the Schollenen Gorge in the canton of Uri. The twelve-meter cross, erected back in 1898, still reminds of the heroism of the Russian army, which showed tactical skill in harsh weather conditions, on a mountain road and without any climbing equipment that defeated the French enemy. Every year, at the end of September, a solemn memorial is held at the monument ceremony dedicated to the crossing of the army under the command of Suvorov through the Alps, with the participation of Russian diplomats and Swiss officials. monument to Soviet soldiers in Lithuania
