The Russians in the temporarily occupied Simferopol demolished a monument to General Pyotr Hryhorenko: he supported the Crimean Tatars and opposed their deportation from Crimea
Ilmi Umerov, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, informed Suspilno about this.
He noted that an acquaintance who lives in the temporarily occupied Crimea told him about the demolition of the monument. It is indicated that the monument was most likely dismantled on 18 May.
“It was not in a very visible place and people may not have noticed it. Maybe everyone there is so intimidated by this “authority” that people are afraid to even say something,” said Umerov.
The Deputy Speaker of the Mejlis emphasized that Petro Grigorenko actively supported the Crimean Tatars in their struggle to return to the Motherland from deportation.
A monument in his honour appeared in Simferopol in 1999 at the initiative of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and with the support of the People’s Movement of Ukraine. However, the city authorities did not give permission for this. The monument was recognized as legitimate only in 2004. At the same time, the area around it was renamed the Petro Grihorenko Square. It used to be Soviet Square.
