Late-night clashes erupted at the Red Army monument in Sofia, Bulgaria, when 30 to 40 masked right-wing hooligans attacked the S

Late-night clashes erupted at the Red Army monument in Sofia, Bulgaria, when 30 to 40 masked right-wing hooligans attacked the Soviet statue with hammers. Activists from the Bulgarian Socialist Party defended the statue. The activists have been guarding the monument day and night after public threats of destruction. The right-wing hooligans smashed the plaque reading “To the Soviet army of liberation. From the grateful Bulgarian people“. Because of the violent clashes, Bulgarian police arrested four right-wing hooligans. Video footage showed evidence of arson attacks on the tents of the pro-Soviet activists. The monument was built in 1954, 10 years after the Soviet Union defeated the fascist regime in Bulgaria that sided with the Axis Powers in WWII. The attack occurred after the government announced plans to move the Red Army monument to a museum following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. #source [club152044818|@Slavyangrad] Join SLG Intelligence Briefings, Strategy and Analysis, Expert Community Источник: Slavyangrad