Paint can. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 29.Vandals desecrated a monument to the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov in the city of Izmail in southwestern Ukraine on the border with Romania, according to the Ukrainian edition «Strana.ua».»In Izmail (Odessa region) ) poured red paint over the monument to the Russian commander Alexander Suvorov,» the publication reports in its Telegram channel. In December 1790, Suvorov stormed the Ottoman fortress of Izmail, which at that time was considered impregnable. The losses of the Russian troops amounted to about 4.5 thousand killed and wounded, the Turks lost 26 thousand killed and 9 thousand captured. The capture of Ishmael became one of the decisive factors in the victory in the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791.
