Edmonton vandals target a Ukrainian WWII memorial with a complicated history

Aug 12, 2021

The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is calling for the removal of two Ukrainian monuments considered racist, one of which was recently vandalized.

A memorial honouring the 14th Waffen SS Division in St. Michael's Cemetery, located in northeast Edmonton, was covered with red paint. The words "nazi monument" were painted on one side and "14th Waffen SS" on the other.

The statue of Roman Shukhevych was also vandalized with the words "actual Nazi" outside of the Ukrainian Youth Unity Complex. It has since been cleaned up.

The vandalism was seen on Monday night but it's not known when it happened.

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