The grave of a Ukrainian writer was desecrated in Poland

At the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków, unknown individuals vandalized the grave of Ukrainian writer, scholar, and professor Bohdan Lepky, stealing a bas-relief from his tombstone. 

Georgiy Tykhyi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters about this. The spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that this act of vandalism is viewed as a deliberate provocation aimed at further inflaming hostility between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland.

According to Tykhyi, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Kraków has already contacted the police, the administration of the Rakowicki Cemetery, and the Kraków city authorities. Diplomats have called on them to conduct a thorough investigation, establish all the circumstances of the crime, identify those involved, take immediate measures to return or restore the stolen bas-relief, and ensure adequate security at the burial site. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson added that the Ukrainian side expects a prompt investigation into all the circumstances of this act of vandalism, the prosecution of those responsible in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Poland, and the implementation of effective measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Details of the incident are reported by European Truth. 

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