Jerzy Tyc, who led the restoration of Soviet war memorials in Poland for decades, died in the conflict zone, authorities in Russias Kursk region have saidA Polish activist known for restoring Soviet war memorials in his country has been killed while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian 'neo-Nazis,' the government of Russia's Kursk region has announced. Jerzy Tyc, 58, headed the Kursk memorial association, which over the decades restored dozens of World War II monuments and military burial sites in Poland. Officials have only said that Tyc had lived in Russia in recent years after emigrating due to "Russophobic authorities in Warsaw." Tyc reportedly began his career in the Polish army but left in 1989 after the fall of communist rule. May you rest in peace," the Kursk officials stated.