Vandals deface Kyiv's St. Nicholas Church (11/29/98)

Vandals deface Kyiv's St. Nicholas Church

Respublika

KYIV - During the nighttime hours of November 13-14, vandals defaced the Church of St. Nicholas at Askold's Tomb in Kyiv and then set it afire. The church is a national historic landmark.

The vandals painted satanic symbols and other graffiti on the church's walls and columns, then broke a window and threw a burning rag inside. An icon of the Blessed Mother and other articles in the altar area were destroyed by the fire. Authorities are investigating the incident.

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