A monument to Marshal Konev was unveiled in Slovakia.

Today, a monument to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev was unveiled in Slovakia. The monument stands near the village of Kružlová in the Svidník region, a battlefield during the 1944 Carpathian-Dukla Offensive, known in Slovakia as the Valley of Death. The ceremony took place on the eve of the 82nd anniversary of the operation's start.

The ceremony was attended by Slovak Agriculture Minister Richard Takács, Member of the European Parliament Luboš Blaha, Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreyev, and representatives of the Slovak Union of Anti-Fascist Fighters. The monument was designed by Slovak sculptor Slavomír Hybej.

The initiative to erect a monument to Konev was previously put forward by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. In May 2025, he told Vladimir Putin that the Slovak government was interested in preserving monuments and military cemeteries associated with World War II, and the idea of ​​a monument to Konev was specifically related to the Carpathian-Dukla Offensive.

Earlier, marking the 80th anniversary of the operation, Fico said:

Freedom came to Slovakia from the east, this is an indisputable fact.

He also emphasized the need to recognize the merits of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in the liberation of Europe from fascism.

Fico himself was not present at the event today: the prime minister announced that he would be unable to participate in the commemorative events due to a viral infection.

Comments

[WILL]

This news really surprised me very pleasantly!

[Reptiloid]

It is gratifying that there are those who remember, know and are grateful to the Soviet soldiers who liberated them from the fascists.

[carpenter]

Quote: Reptiloid

It is gratifying that there are those who remember, know and are grateful to the Soviet soldiers who liberated them from the fascists.

It's good that at least one country has remembered who saved it from the fascists, but at the same time it's disgusting to watch how the rest of Europe looks at the fascists with reverence, just as they looked at Hitler, who is now an idol for them.

[Reptiloid]

Quote: carpenter

....... it's disgusting to watch how the rest of Europe looks with reverence at the fascists, just as they looked at the mouth of Hitler, who is now an idol for them.

Good evening Dmitry Somehow I missed your comment yesterday. It's unclear. You just have to remember that Russians are strangers to them and always will be, no matter what anyone says. But an artist is one of their own, a kindred spirit.

[carpenter]

Quote: Reptiloid

But for them, the artist is one of their own, a close friend.

An idol for Europe, he will soon be turned into a satanic icon.

[Dmitry Mikhailovich Seregin]

I agree, the news is like from the USSR times, the front page of the newspaper "Pravda".

[andrewkor]

Despite the fact that Slovakia, having received the "Nezahnost" from Hitler's hands, fought with the Soviet Union

[carpenter]

Quote: andrewkor

Despite the fact that Slovakia, having received the "Nezahnost" from Hitler's hands, fought with the Soviet Union

Now let's distill the contents of the thimbles rigged in the article into a single vessel. Tens and hundreds of millions of people followed Hitler and his numerous European dictatorial allies, completely freely and democratically. Voluntarily. And some even followed along with songs. They were sincerely convinced that in the notorious "East" there should be no such thing as some imaginary "Soviet people" with their own rules of social life, laws, customs, and regulations.

[Colleague]

There's nothing more to say except respect for Slovaks.

[Nexcom]

It's great that there are those who remember this and those who supported it - that means their flasks haven't been completely washed yet. That's encouraging.

[Gorynych1]

Dmitry, that's good. The Russians need table soldiers.

[Nexcom]

Sergei

Yes, of course it's good, who's arguing.
Some stubbornly tear down monuments, sawing through history, while others, on the contrary, try not to forget. It's a matter of personal preference, of personal goals...

[Gorynych1]

We need it!! Our grandfathers went to bed... We are kind. T

[Nexcom]

Of course. Especially since my front-line soldiers are also lying there...

[Gorynych1]

And Noah alone....
Now the generation will not understand... and the second one disappeared on the road of life

[Gorynych1]

Quotes: I stand alone, through the winter darkness the Ladoga lighthouse illuminates the sky

[Gorynych1]

Yes... God grant them that we are 6 years old, I'm not talking about medals now.

[Ponimatel]

I don't know, but I don't believe in selfless, grateful remembrance. I suspect we'll have to pay for this monument, in one form or another.
But I support it. Because the ability to buy is much better than the inability to buy.

[basilisk]

The Slovak government is interested in preserving monuments and military cemeteries associated with World War II, and the idea for a monument to Konev is connected specifically to the Carpathian-Dukla Operation.

It is noteworthy that the government remembers and is interested, and the people know.

[Samoyed]

Respect to the Slovaks for their grateful memory! And we ourselves drape the Mausoleum...

[Chervony Biker]

My grandfather dragged his anti-aircraft battery to the Duklinsky Pass.
And they pulled and lowered Studebakers with winches
There he met General Ludwig Swoboda.
Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to erect a monument to Konev, which the Czechs dismantled in 2020.
It seems Zhukov said, "...we freed them, for this they will hate us..."

[Nexcom]

A Studebaker US6. My grandfather drove one of these for almost the entire war. He said it was a good vehicle for off-road capability and traction. It could easily tow almost 700 kg under overload, and on level roads it could haul over a ton.

[Carmela]

Quote: Red Biker

Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to erect a monument to Konev, which the Czechs dismantled in 2020.

Yes.

[Incvizitor]

First, tanks in echelons to the fascists, then a monument to the marshal...

[1944-1989]

The mentality here is completely different from that in Poland, where even the cemetery was razed to the ground and where workers are now removing the last hammers, sickles, and stars—symbols of workers' power—which is quite telling.

[Lynx2000]

Fico said:

Freedom came to Slovakia from the east, this is an indisputable fact.

Well, yes, but we shouldn’t forget that Slovakia, if I’m not mistaken, declared war on the USSR on June 25, 1941, sent an expeditionary force to the Eastern Front, and on June 15, 1941, joined the Axis.
But, thank God, the war memorial has been preserved in Bratislava, and there is also a monument to Marshal Malinovsky in Slovakia.

Is there no place to put a stamp on the "Bulgarian brothers"? Or, as usual, the people didn't know what the government was doing?!

[Andy_nsk]

The news itself is great! But the photo of the monument is incredibly poor; the marshal's nose is all the way up his forehead, making his face hard to see. I'm no photography pro, but I try to avoid taking photos like this, and publishing them is completely unacceptable. Email the photographer!

[snow mountain]

And in the Baltics, on the contrary, the bastards are tearing down monuments

[Aleks1956OU]

What can I say? Well done!
Very surprising.
There are still people who remember the feat of the Russians!
Thank you!

[Alexey Koshkarov]

Many soldiers burned to death in tanks in my glorious Kantemirovskaya Division in Czechoslovakia. Although much obscenity is now being poured on my glorious division, I will say that I am proud to have served in it. The soldiers are not to blame for anything. The blame should be on the vile, corrupt leadership, which betrayed its homeland and its great people.