On Tuesday, 26 April, Ogre performed the first removal of a monument «dedicated to Soviet occupation».
The memorial stone that was dismantled at the square between Madliena Culture Centre and Madliena Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madliena Parish had these words etched into it: «On 26 September 1944 the Soviet Army liberated Madliena of the German fascist invaders.»
BNN previously reported that Ogre Municipal Council has decided to dismantle five memorial stones dedicated to the Soviet regime within its administrative territory.
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