Man detained in Lviv region for desecrating statue of the Mother of God
Police and the 33-year-old vandal. Photo: ZAXID.NET
On April 29, 2026, law enforcement officers identified and detained a man involved in the desecration of a statue of the Mother of God in the city of Zhovkva, Lviv Region, ZAXID.NET reported.
According to officials, the incident occurred on April 28. While on patrol, police officers discovered the statue of the Mother of God on Vicheva Square covered in tomato sauce.
During investigative operations, the suspect was identified as a 33-year-old resident of Zhovkva, who explained his actions as hooliganism.
Investigators notified the man of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – hooliganism.
The article provides for punishment in the form of a fine, arrest for up to six months, or restriction of liberty for up to five years.
As previously reported by the UOJ, a parishioner told the UOJ about an attack on a church in Zagreb.
Read also
Dumenko: Coinciding with Vyshyvanka Day, Ascension took on a new mood
The OCU head believes that the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, coinciding with Vyshyvanka Day, “took on a Ukrainian, unique mood.”
UOC wins appeal in case over Transfiguration Monastery in Kniazhychi
The appellate court upheld the cancellation of Brovary City Council decisions terminating the community’s land rights and leasing its buildings to third parties.
Shevchuk: Our priests live in poverty, many cannot afford food
The head of the UGCC said that 38% of clergy cannot afford clothing, while 3% cannot afford food.
Archbishop Viktor consecrates new church in Odesa Eparchy
The vicar of the Odesa Eparchy consecrated the Ascension Church at the skete of the UOC’s Archangel Michael Convent.
OCU raider stages nighttime provocation outside UOC church in Serbychany
UOC believers were able to defend their holy site thanks to round-the-clock watch at the church.
In Birmingham, new Lord Mayor takes oath under Islamic prayer
Pakistani-born Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry has officially assumed leadership of Britain’s second-largest city.