Tourists taking in one of Copenhagen’s most famous attractions got a little more than they bargained for today.
The statue of the Little Mermaid was vandalised on Sunday, with the letter ‘Z’ followed by an equal sign and a swastika was painted on the stone where she sits.
The ‘Z’ is currently used as a sign of support to the Russian army. It was first painted on the side of the tanks in Ukraine and then it became a symbol of support for the war in Ukraine.
It is now used by state-owned media, in advertisements and on stickers on people’s cars.
Orthodox church also tagged
Some people manipulated the letter Z to make it resemble the Nazi swastika.
Though it isn’t certain that the vandalism on the Little Mermaid is be related to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the police believe it is politically motivated.
In related news, the Russian orthodox church in Copenhagen has also been vandalised with similar symbols.
The letter ‘Z’ and Nazi swastikas were spray painted on the church walls on Sunday night.
The news comes despite the Aleksander Nevskij Church not belonging to the the Russian Orthodox Patriarchy in Moscow and organising a collection of funds to help refugees in Ukraine.
