Poland begins to dismantle Soviet-era monument

Workers begin to demolish a Soviet-era monument to the Red Army, in Brzeg, Poland, on Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022. Poland on Wednesday began demolishing a memorial to the Soviet Red Army soldiers, an unwanted reminder of the power Moscow once held over Poland whose presence became even more objectionable after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (IPN Wroclaw via AP)

Poland begins to dismantle Soviet-era monument