A Russian defending the T-34 memorial was deported from Estonia

Dismantling the T-34 tank in Narva. Archive photoSt. Petersburg, Sep 23The Estonian authorities deported a Russian who took part in the actions to protect the memorial to the T-34 tank in Narva, his residence permit was canceled, the press service of the government of the Leningrad Region reported on the Telegram channel. «On September 21, the Estonian authorities deported a citizen through the Parusinka checkpoint in Ivangorod of Russia Andrey Sushchev, who took part in the actions to protect the memorial to the T-34 tank and open a copy of it in Ivangorod. In Narva, he left a sick mother, housing and a car. The Estonian Security Police expressed their intention to transfer the property of the Russian to the citizens of Ukraine, «the statement says .Russia has prepared retaliatory measures for the demolition of monuments, said the ambassador to Latvia The governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko, took control of assistance in finding him a job. The head of the region also turned to the Russian Foreign Ministry with a request to work out measures to protect the rights of compatriots living abroad.Russia will restore monuments dismantled in other countriesIn Narva, on August 16, the T-34 tank and six more Soviet monuments were dismantled. The monument was taken to the military museum in the village of Viimsi near Tallinn. In addition, the mass grave of those who died in World War II on the banks of the Narva River received a neutral headstone. The city authorities opposed the transfer of the tank, since this memorial is part of the identity of the Russian-speaking population of the city. The city council was unable to resolve this issue and postponed it, then the monument was moved by decision of the government. On September 11, in Ivangorod, a T-34 monument restored at the initiative of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was unveiled. This was a response to the dismantling of a similar monument by the Estonian authorities. The memorial was erected nearby, literally a hundred meters from the border with Estonia, and the tank on it looks towards Narva. the defense of the fascists and liberated the city.