Suspicion was announced in absentia against the “chairman” of the administration of Shevchenkove, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, on the fact of the destruction of the monument erected in memory of those who defended the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and were directly involved in the anti-terrorist operation.

It is reported by the regional prosecutor's office.

The pre-trial investigation established that on June 29, the “chairman” of the administration of the Shevchenkovo \u200b\u200bvillage administration in the Kupyansky district, appointed by the occupiers, together with other persons, attached a cable to two tractors and tore down a monument with the inscription “To the soldiers of the ATO, defenders of Ukraine. Respect for the fallen! With gratitude to the living! The suspect then ordered the tractor driver to remove the monument..