We are extremely grateful for the many, many expressions of support and reactions from home and abroad that the Soviet War Cemetery Foundation has received over the past 24 hours following the serious vandalism of the Soviet War Cemetery. We feel supported and are determined to continue our mission. With our team of the Board and Advisory Council, employees and volunteers, and supported by adopters, donors and Friends of SEE, plus our partners and sponsors.
That mission consists of the identification of war victims, the tracing and grave visits of their relatives, keeping their memory alive through commemoration and telling their stories, since last year in our beautiful museum, the Soviet War Cemetery Experience.
We are also grateful for the swift and adequate response from the authorities. We now await the outcome of the police investigation and any further measures.
In the meantime, specialists have been put to work to clean the obelisk, the wall, and the defaced gravestones, and to remove the graffiti. Therefore, there is no need to come and help with the cleaning.
If you would like to support us, you can do so in other ways: by adopting a soldier, visiting our museum (Soviet War Cemetery Experience), becoming a volunteer, or by following us on social media and sharing our posts.
Until further notice, the War Cemetery is closed. The Soviet War Cemetery Experience is open as usual: Saturday/Sunday 10:00-17:00, Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00.
Once again, thank you very much for your understanding!
Team Soviet War Cemetery Foundation
