The unknown vandals desecrated the monument of the menorah in Podil district in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday evening. They poured animals’ blood on it; according to the local Rabbi, several days before, they put a swastika on the monument.
The incident involving religious hatred occurred amidst the celebration of Hanukkah, which in this year falls on December 12-20.
The police opened a case, considering the incident ‘the act of hooliganism’.