Poland claims Second World War grave has been destroyed by Belarus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw, Poland (Alamy/PA)

Poland’s government has alleged that authorities in Belarus were levelling a memorial site containing the graves of Polish soldiers who died during the Second World War.

The allegation came a day after the Polish government said it was demolishing a monument to Soviet Red Army soldiers in Poland, one of dozens marked for destruction since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine six months ago.